January Refresh: A Melon, Cucumber And Parmesan Salad

This salad is perfect for a light bite after overindulging last season, especially with some great Jamón Ibérico on the side …

How to pick a good cantaloupe melon: feel all around and press your thumb into the blossom end. The perfect cantaloupe should be firm with a little bit of give. If it’s hard like a watermelon, it’s not quite ripe. @kittycoles

Serves 4
Ingredients

1 small cantaloupe melon, rind removed, deseeded and cut into 2cm chunks
1 cucumber, cut into 2cm chunks
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tbsps of your best extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
A chunk of parmesan

Method
1. Add the melon, cucumber, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to a bowl and give it all a good mix.

2. Tip the mix onto a serving platter then with a vegetable peeler, peel off bits of parmesan over the platter. Use as much or as little as you want here, I like a lot!

3. Serve immediately.

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