Cantaloupe, prosciutto, bocconcini and basil bites

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Original recipe: http://www.marthastewart.com/852295/cantaloupe-and-mozzarella-prosciutto-and-basil#30%20Sophisticated%20Starters|/918653/sophisticated-appetizers/@center/946776/appetizer-recipes|852295

I took the original recipe and made it into skewers instead of a sort of platter.

  • 1 cantaloupe, halved and seeded
  • 3/4 pound bocconcini (bite-size fresh mozzarella balls)
  • 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 1/3 pound thinly sliced prosciutto
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
With a large melon baller, scoop melon flesh into a large bowl (or cut into bite-size pieces). Add oil, and red-pepper flakes. If your bocconcini is not bite-size, cut it into bite-size pieces - season with salt and pepper. Cut prosciutto into bite-size pieces you would want to eat. Tear basil into sort of little pieces. Skewer the prosciutto, bocconcini, basil and cantaloupe onto toothpicks.



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