Colorful Salad with Mango and Ham
A vibrant salad featuring fresh ingredients from the tropical fruit category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 3 romaine lettuce hearts
- 0.5 bunch spring onions
- Lemon balm
- 0.5 Galia melon
- 1 Mango
- 100 g Parma ham (thin slices)
- 200 g small mozzarella balls
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper (freshly ground)
- 2 tbsp almond sticks (for garnish)
Instructions
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1.
Wash, trim, and dry the romaine hearts; set aside 8 larger leaves. Cut the remaining leaves into strips.
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2.
Wash, trim, and slice spring onions into fine rings; add to the lettuce strips. Finely chop lemon balm.
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3.
Pit a half of the galia melon and use a melon baller to scoop small balls. Set aside the melon quarters.
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4.
Peel the mango, remove the flesh from the pit, and dice it into cubes.
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5.
Slice the ham into strips and combine with mozzarella balls, lemon balm, melon, and mango in the salad bowl.
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6.
Roast almond sticks in a dry pan until lightly browned, stirring constantly.
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7.
For the dressing, scrape the remaining melon flesh into a bowl, then blend with lemon juice and vinegar. Whisk in olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss the dressing with the salad.
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To serve, arrange the lettuce leaves on plates, top with the mixed salad, and sprinkle almond sticks over the top.