The "ham and melon" pairing is a typically Italian dish much appreciated in summer: some serve it as an appetizer, others as a single dish! But how can this recipe be classified? ham and melon, so we will have no doubts in classifying it as a first course. Let's find out the idea!
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 129 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 300 g of rice
- 30 g of Greek yogurt
- Homemade food: 30 g of vegetable cube
- 100 g of raw ham
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- Q.b. of pepper
- Q.b. of salt
- 50 g of melon pulp
- 600 ml of water
- 50 ml of dry white wine
Materials Needed
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Casserole
- Wooden spoon
- Ladle
- Cooking pan
Preparation
- Bring the water to the boil and flavor to taste with homemade vegetable cube cream.
Did you know that
In this recipe we used the homemade creamy vegetable cube. As an alternative, you can prepare a vegetable broth with carrot, celery and onion or use plain salted water.- Wash the melon in cold water and remove any traces of soil. Cut the melon into slices, peel it and cut it into small cubes. Weigh 250 g of melon pulp.
- Pour the oil into a saucepan and sauté the melon cubes: cook over high heat for 2 minutes.
- At this point, add the rice, deglaze with the white wine and toast for a minute, stirring often.
- Pour a ladle of vegetable broth into the rice, then cover with the lid and cook over a very low flame for a few minutes. Pour in again a little broth at a time and continue sprinkling the rice gradually until cooked (12-15 minutes, depending on the type of rice chosen).
- In the meantime, cut the raw ham into strips and toast it in a pan, without adding seasonings: the raw ham must be slightly golden, but not burnt.
- When the rice is ready, turn off the heat and stir in a spoonful of Greek yogurt.
Why use Greek yogurt?
Greek yogurt is used to make risotto creamier, avoiding the addition of butter or cream.- Serve the risotto immediately, accompanying with a few strips of raw ham and freshly ground pepper.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
How about my reinterpretation of the classic ham and melon? I like it a lot and I have to thank my mom for giving me this really interesting idea. Do you like the idea of a fruity risotto? Try it also with peaches: really special!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Risotto with Ham and Melon is a not too energetic first course, even if the values on the side refer to the cooked food, therefore rehydrated.
Calories are mainly provided by carbohydrates, followed by lipids and proteins. The carbohydrates are essentially complex, the fatty acids of the monounsaturated type and the peptides of medium biological value. Fiber appears to be deficient, as is cholesterol.
Risotto with Prosciutto and Melon is a first course that lends itself to most diets, better in small portions for those who are overweight, with type 2 diabetes mellitus or hypertriglyceridemia. It is suitable for the diet against celiac disease but could create some adverse symptoms in the more sensitive lactose intolerant. It should be excluded from the vegetarian and vegan diet.
The average portion of Risotto with Ham and Cooked Melon is about 250g (325kcal).
