Cold pasta with melon and prosciutto crudo the recipe of the summer. How delicious the tastes and aromas of summer fruit are, sweet, colorful, and wonderful, and just seeing it makes you happy. In my experiments with new combinations and tastes, today I want to tell you a delicious first course recipe just perfect for these hot summer days: the Pasta salad with melon and prosciutto. A simply wonderful combination of aromas, tastes, and colors that create a delicious dish that will win your heart. Don’t miss also the recipe for Pasta salad with arugula and cherry tomatoes and my Bean salad with tuna. In short, a recipe that I highly recommend you try as soon as possible, suitable to be prepared in advance and enjoyed cold, even directly on the beach after a refreshing swim. The pairing of prosciutto and melon is already tried and tested, a classic summer dish that I often prepare. But the addition of pasta and other ingredients really makes it a fantastic dish. Let’s hurry to the kitchen and prepare together a delicious Cold pasta with melon and prosciutto
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
- Energy 406.30 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 39.43 (g) of which sugars 9.01 (g)
- Proteins 22.77 (g)
- Fat 17.67 (g) of which saturated 1.50 (g)of which unsaturated 2.17 (g)
- Fibers 2.84 (g)
- Sodium 792.50 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 250 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for the Pasta Salad with prosciutto and melon
- 12.3 oz pasta (your preferred type)
- 1 melon (about 1.76 lbs)
- 3.5 oz prosciutto crudo
- 7 oz primo sale cheese
- 1 bunch arugula
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
What you need
- Melon Baller
How to prepare Cold Pasta with prosciutto and melon
First, cook the pasta in plenty of salted water. I used radiators, but any pasta shape will do. Drain it al dente and rinse it under cold running water.
Drain it well and place it in a large bowl, drizzle it with a bit of oil and mix. This way it won’t stick together. Clean the melon: remove the two ends, the strings, and the seeds inside. Then remove the peel and use the special melon baller to form balls or simply cut it into cubes.
Now all you have to do is dress the Cold Pasta with the melon cubes, the prosciutto cut into small pieces, the arugula leaves, and finally the cheese cut into cubes. Add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, mix well, and store the Cold Pasta with melon and prosciutto in the fridge for at least an hour or until you are ready to serve it… simple, quick, but above all delicious!
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, a hug, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
The Cold Pasta can be kept in the fridge in a container for 1-2 days
You can replace the fresh primo sale cheese with feta or another soft cheese
Don’t miss also the recipe for Pasta salad with arugula and bresaola
