Melon du Quercy au jambon de pays

Name: Melon du Quercy au jambon de pays
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Quercy
Ingredients: 2 Quercy melons; 8 slices cured country ham; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 drizzle balsamic vinegar; 1 pinch of fleur de sel; 1 tsp freshly ground pepper

Quercy melon with cured ham

⏱ 20 minServes 4Easy180 kcal

A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.

01 — Ingredients4 servings

2Quercy melons
8 slicescured country ham
2 tbspolive oil
1drizzle balsamic vinegar
1 pinchfleur de sel (flaky sea salt)
1 tspfreshly ground pepper

2 Quercy melons
8 slices cured country ham
2 tbsp olive oil
1 drizzle balsamic vinegar
1 pinch fleur de sel (flaky sea salt)
1 tsp freshly ground pepper

Serves 4. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.

02 — Equipment

1 kitchen knife (20 cm / 8 in)

1 melon baller

1 serving platter

03 — Method

Halve the melons, scoop out the seeds and cut the flesh into even wedges, carefully removing the rind with a knife.
Arrange the chilled melon wedges on a serving platter.
Drape the ham slices between the melon wedges in loose folds.
Drizzle with olive oil and a few drops of balsamic vinegar.
Grind over plenty of pepper and add a tiny pinch of fleur de sel.
Chill 15 minutes before serving as a summer starter.