Melon Prosciutto Salad with Mozzarella

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This Melon and Prosciutto Salad is the perfect balance of sweet, salty and fresh, making it downright irresistible. Juicy melon balls pair beautifully with delicate slices of salty prosciutto, creamy mozzarella balls and sweet blueberries, all layered on a bed of arugula and spinach. With a drizzle of rich balsamic glaze and extra virgin olive oil, it’s a colorful and flavorful salad that works well for a side dish or light, refreshing dinner. Come see just how easy this salad is to whip up in 15 minutes!

The ingredients in this fruit salad are quite simple, but the flavors themselves are not. In my opinion, it’s the perfect summer salad recipe. Featuring delicious, fresh summer fruits like sweet cantaloupe, juicy watermelon and pops of blueberries, its a new way to enjoy your summertime favorites.

While it works well as an every day recipe, I think this would be a show stopper at a dinner party, potluck, summer cookout or holiday celebration for 4th of July, memorial day or labor day. It’s such a beautiful but easy summer salad!

Melon Salad Recipe Ingredients

To make this delicious melon salad, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• watermelon
• cantaloupe
• blueberries
• arugula spinach mix or just arugula/spinach
• prosciutto
• mozzarella pearls or balls
• extra virgin olive oil
• balsamic glaze
• sea salt
• freshly ground pepper

You won’t need the even half of a watermelon or whole cantaloupe to make enough for this salad. Not sure what to do with the leftovers? With the watermelon and blueberries, try fruit skewers for an easy red white and blue appetizer or watermelon mint lime salad. Use extra cantaloupe and blueberries for fruit salsa and cinnamon chips!

I picked up most of my items at Aldi, including the fresh fruits, cheese and arugula mix. I used BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella Snacking Cheese. You find this product at Walmart as well. Alternatively, you can use slightly smaller mozzarella pearls.

If you prefer to swap out some of the fruits for other varieties, feel free to do so. Honeydew, Golden Kiss Melon, strawberries, etc would all be great options in this salad. However, cantaloupe works especially well with prosciutto.

How to Make Melon and Prosciutto Salad

It doesn’t take long to prepare this melon prosciutto salad so let’s break it down. Start by making some melon balls with a melon baller or a small cookie scoop. I’m using a small metal scoop I’ve had for coffee for years. Whatever works to make some bite size pieces!

Press it down into the fruit and give it a nice rotation to make a ball shape. If you’ve never done this before you can see the technique in this video.

For this recipe, I like to use a large serving platter for more surface area. Spread your arugula spinach mix out before placing your melon balls evenly over the top.

Next, rip your prosciutto rather than cut it. This is for a natural look that offers a better eating experience because it doesn’t compress the meat and gives it a better texture. I ripped mine into three pieces each and scattered them throughout the salad.

Top with your fresh mozzarella balls and blueberries, wherever you can find space.

Add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic glaze over the entire salad.

Finish it off with a sprinkle of salt and some freshly ground pepper. I like to use sea salt. You won’t need a lot because of the saltiness of the prosciutto.

My family loved this salad and I can’t wait to make it again. It comes together quickly but to save time you can skip making melon balls and just use cut melon or make them in advance and assemble the salad right before serving.

More Summer Salad Recipes

Here are a few more tasty summer salad recipes:

• Cucumber Berry Salad
• Asian Carrot and Cucumber Salad
• Kiwi Fruit Salad
• Broccoli Bacon Grape Salad