Eat Pray Love inspired recipe

Aug 10, 2010 12:15 PM by SheKnows Food & Recipe Editors

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This Eat Pray Love recipe is inspired by a dish Elizabeth Gilbert serves to her friends called House made "Organic" Prosciutto with marinated melon balls. Since you probably don't make your own organic prosciutto, here's a simpler version you can share with your friends whether you're in a Tuscan villa or Milwaukee suburb. Enjoy!

melon and prosciutto

Eat Pray Love inspired Marinated melon balls wrapped with prosciutto recipe

Ingredients:

1 medium ripe honeydew melon (or any other melon except watermelon)
Juice of lime
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mint leaves, torn into small pieces
Thin sliced prosciutto
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Using a melon baller, gently scoop out melon balls
Gently toss the melon balls in a bowl with the lime juice, red pepper flakes, salt, and half of the mint
Wrap melon with sliced prosciutto and secure with toothpick or mint stem with leaf
Arrange on a platter and drizzle with the olive oil
Sprinkle with the remaining mint and serve immediately