Prosciutto and melon crostini, a delicious, easy, and quick appetizer perfect for hot summer days. These bruschetta with prosciutto and melon are also perfect for a tasty aperitif or a casual dinner with friends. If you’re looking for ideas to serve prosciutto and melon in an original and different way from the usual prosciutto wrapped around a melon slice, then these prosciutto and melon crostini are for you. I recommend checking out all my Melon Recipes for sweet and savory ideas with this wonderful ingredient. Now let’s see how to prepare an easy and tasty prosciutto and melon appetizer.
Here are some other ideas on how to serve prosciutto and melon
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Griddle
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer
Ingredients for preparing prosciutto and melon crostini
- 8 slices bread
- 4 slices melon
- 8 slices prosciutto
- 1.8 oz cream cheese (like Philadelphia)
- 8 leaves basil
How to prepare prosciutto and melon crostini
Let’s start preparing the prosciutto and melon crostini. First, cut the bread into slices and toast them on both sides in a grill pan or electric griddle.
Cut the melon, remove the seeds, and slice it, also removing the rind.
Then cut each slice into small pieces to make a melon tartare.
Take the slices of bread, arrange them on the serving plate or tray, and spread each slice with the creamy cream cheese.
Add the melon tartare
and a slice of prosciutto.
finish with a basil leaf or, if you prefer, mint
Repeat this process until you use up all the ingredients.
Serve the prosciutto and melon crostini immediately
How to store prosciutto and melon crostini
Store them in the refrigerator. However, I recommend consuming them on the same day to best enjoy the bread’s crispiness and the freshness of the ingredients.
