Melon & Cucumber Summer Salad

Ingredients

Melon & Cucumber Summer Salad

  • Carosello cucumbers2
  • Zerbinati Melon1
  • Juice of Lemon0.5
  • Small Bunch of Fresh Mint piece(s)
  • Good Quality Olive Oil
  • Maldon Salt pinch(es)
  • Ricotta Salata100g

Method

Carosello cucumbers

Cut the cucumbers length ways, and using a small spoon scoop out and discard the seeds. Then cut the cucumber into elegant pieces and place them in a bowl.

Zerbinati Melon

Cut the melon in half horizontally across its equator. Using an ice cream scoop, remove and discard the seeds. Carefully scoop the sweet flesh into ice cream-sized balls and add them to the bowl with the cucumber.

Seasoning

Add a squeeze of lemon juice, a small pinch of salt and a few glugs of good-quality olive oil - then taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Roughly tear a few mint leaves and sprinkle them over, carefully tossing the mixture together.

Serve

Arrange a few pieces of the melon on each plate, followed by the cucumber. Using a potato peeler, peel a few delicate shards of ricotta salata over the top. Repeat with a couple more pieces of melon and cucumber and finish with more ricotta salata. Add another drizzle of olive oil and serve with a big piece of fluffy focaccia.Â