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.”
Note from Linda: This Cantaloupe with Black Pepper Salad is a fantastic salad to serve your family and friends. Everyone loves it and it is so easy to make!
Recipe from the cookbook The Italian Country Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper.
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- 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 olive oil, extra-virgin
- 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons chives, snipped or scallion tops
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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.
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Line an 8-inch serving plate with the endive greens.
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Sprinkle the cantaloupe balls with salt and black pepper to taste. Gently toss with the olive oil, then the wine vinegar.
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Spoon the cantaloupe mixture onto the prepared endive greens, scatter the chives over the melon, and serve.
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Make 4 servings.
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Per Serving -1.8 Fat grams, 5 Carbohydrate grams, 29 calories, 1 WW points
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