Melon with Parma Ham and Piquant Mayonnaise

 

Serves 4

• 1 tablespoon pickled green peppercorns
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Pinch salt
• 1 small honeydew melon
• 100 gr thinly sliced Parma ham

1. Drain the peppercorns, crush half of them with a fork or a mortar and pestle, and beat these into the mayonnaise, followed by the lemon juice and salt ; taste and adjust seasoning, arrange the sauce in a bowl and sprinkle with the remaining peppercorns.
2. Slice the melon into wedges and scoop away the seeds with a teaspoon ; remove the rind from each wedge wit a sharp knife.
3. Wrap the wedges individually in slices of ham and arrange on a platter.
4. Serve the piquant mayonnaise separately.

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