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Melon ships with Parma ham sails
No-cook starter that looks like a fleet under sail.
15 minHigh budgetCook in a seawayFridge / cool box1-Day Cruise Menu booklet
Ingredients for 4 crew
- Melon (cantaloupe)200 g
- Parma ham slices140 g
- Olive oil (top quality)12 ml
- Thyme, fresh4 sprig
- Toothpicks8 unit
Method
- 1Slice the melon into easy-eat gondola shapes and cut the skin away. Lay them on the serving plate.
- 2Form each Parma ham slice into a sail on a toothpick and stick it into the melon.
- 3Decorate with fresh thyme. Drizzle very lightly with olive oil — only if the oil is excellent, otherwise it turns bitter.
- 4Serve.
Chef's notes
- Decoration should always be edible: thyme, mint, basil, red pepper.
Galley kit & timing
Prep 15 minCook no cooking
Pots, pans & tools
- Sharp knife (fruit board)
- Chopping board — yellow / fruit
Serve it in
- Large flat plate
- Small starter plates
- Wine and water glasses
Plating & decoration
- ◆Cut the melon into gondola shapes so each piece is one easy bite.
- ◆Fold each ham slice into a sail on a toothpick, standing upright in the melon.
- ◆Scatter fresh thyme and basil; keep every decoration edible.
Decoration should always be something you can eat — thyme, mint, basil, red pepper.