Eat Pray Love recipe: Prosciutto with marinated melon balls

This Eat Pray Love recipe is inspired by a dish Elizabeth Gilbert serves to her friends called "House-made 'Organic' Prosciutto with marinated melon balls." Since you probably don't make your own organic prosciutto, here's a simpler version you can share with your friends -- whether you're in a Tuscan villa or a Milwaukee suburb.

EAT PRAY LOVE-INSPIRED MARINATED MELON BALLS WRAPPED WITH PROSCIUTTO RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 1 medium ripe honeydew melon (or any other melon except watermelon)

• Juice of lime

• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• Mint leaves, torn into small pieces

• Thin sliced prosciutto

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. Using a melon baller, gently scoop out melon balls.

2. Gently toss the melon balls in a bowl with the lime juice, red pepper flakes, salt, and half of the mint.

3. Wrap melon with sliced prosciutto and secure with toothpick or mint stem with leaf.

4. Arrange on a platter and drizzle with the olive oil.

5. Sprinkle with the remaining mint and serve immediately.

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