Cantaloupe with Black Pepper, Oil, & Vinegar (Insalata di Melone)
low fat, low calorie, and low carbohydrate recipe

Recipe from the cookbook The Italian Country Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper.  Lynne says, "A melon salad is not a typical opening to a meal in Italy. I certainly didn't expect it when I Stayed at Le Frise, a guest farm in the mountains of northern Lombardy. Emma dresses chunks of melon with black pepper, vinegar and olive oil. She presents the melon on a bed of pale green curly endive and snips dark green chives over the salad at the last moment."

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Cantaloupe with Black Pepper, Oil, & Vinegar

Recipe Type: Salad and Salad Dressing, Melons, Olive Oil
Yields: 4 servings
Prep time: 15 min

Ingredients:

Half of a 2 1/2 to 3 pound ripe cantaloupe, seeds removed
Several pale green leaves from the center of a head of curly endive
Coarse salt and freshly-ground black pepper
2 teaspoons fruity extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons snipped fresh chives or scallion tops

Preparation:

With a melon baller, scoop out 1-inch balls (or cut with knife into bite-size pieces) from the cantaloupe and place into a medium-size bowl.

Line an 8-inch serving plate with the endive greens.

Sprinkle the cantaloupe balls with salt and pepper to taste. Gently toss with the olive oil, then the wine vinegar.

Spoon the cantaloupe mixture onto the prepared endive greens, scatter the chives over the melon, and serve.

Make 4 servings.