Jamón serrano and watermelon salad with honey and basil
Ingredients
- 1 baby watermelon
- 200 g (7oz) jamón serrano
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tbsp honey
- good pinch of chilli flakes
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- large handful of basil leaves
- flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Remove the skin from the watermelon, cut the flesh into small wedges and arrange on a platter.
- Arrange the jamón serrano around the watermelon andsqueeze over the lime juice. Season with salt and pepper,drizzle over the honey and scatter with the chilli flakes.
- Finally, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, scatter with basiland serve immediately.
Notes
You can make this a bit more substantial by adding a bag of wild rocket (arugula) or other baby leaves, if you like.