1 large seasonal melon, peeled --
1 cut into 36 cubes
1/2 lb prosciutto -- sliced
1 paper-thin
1 lb italian fontina cheese --
1 cut into 36 cubes
36 black olives -- (best
1 quality)
1 olive oil -- for drizzling
1 freshly ground pepper -- for
1 garnish
Directions
1. Wrap each cube of melon in a piece of prosciutto.
2. On each of 36 skewers, thread a cube of cheese, an olive, and a
prosciutto-melon cube. Place skewers in a tightly sealed container.
3. At serving time, drizzle with olive oil and dust with pepper.
Makes 3 dozen skewers.
Recipe By : The California Culinary Academy
From: Ladies Home Journal- August 1991
Servings: 12 servings
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