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    Home Β» Side Dishes Β» Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Arugula Salad with Mint Yogurt Dressing

    Apr 17, 2012 Β· Modified: Oct 16, 2020 by Sues Β· This post may contain affiliate links, uses cookies, and generates income via ads Β· View privacy policy + disclosure statement linked in footer Β· 13 Comments

    Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Arugula Salad with Mint Yogurt Dressing

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    This easy to prepare Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Salad is packed with fresh ingredients, including strawberries, arugula, and goat cheese and is topped with a delicious mint yogurt dressing. It makes for a delightful side salad, but is also totally satisfying as a meal.

    Overhead view of two bowls of Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Arugula Salad with strawberries and mint yogurt dressing drizzled over the top, fork in the background, and text at top(This recipe for Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Arugula Salad with Mint Yogurt Dressing was originally published in April 2012, but was updated with new photos in 2018).

    I hope you'll excuse me if my next couple weeks (OK, maybe 1.5 months) of recipes are a bit simpler than usual. It seems that we've entered that crazy busy time in wedding planning when it's total crunch time and pretty much every minute of my life is packed with something or the other. Free time in the kitchen? Is at a minimum. So, dinners for me will be fairly simple for the next several weeks. And they'll also likely provide me without enough leftovers for lunches the next day or so. A girl's still gotta eat, so I'll still be cooking, but it will likely mostly be salads and simple light fare for this hot weather and to make sure I stay in ultimate wedding shape until June 9 (which is laughable, considering I have done next to nothing to get in wedding shape up to now... Oops. It's never too late to start?).

    It really hit me this weekend when I realized we only have seven weekends left before the wedding. And since this weekend is my wedding shower (!!!) and the next is my bachelorette party (!!!), that leaves us with five. Five weekends to tackle a crazy large to-do list that's giving me a minor anxiety attack every time I look at it. Really though, we are trucking along through everything and we know it's going to be perfect no matter what (to us at least!), so we're trying our best to keep stress at a minimum. And easy, delicious meals are certainly helping!

    This one, Cantaloupe Arugula Salad with Prosciutto and Mint Yogurt Dressing, is one of them. You can throw it together in a snap and it has basically every flavor you could desire. I have a feeling it will become a summer staple in my house. Also, please tell me to shut up if you're sick of all my wedding talk. But for the next 1.5 months, it's definitely top-of-mind for me!

    CANTALOUPE AND PROSCIUTTO ARUGULA SALAD WITH MINT YOGURT DRESSING RECIPE

    OK, so yes, I've been eating this salad as a meal, but if you're having company, you should probably make it an appetizer or side dish. Some people are mighty picky about salad for dinner and will get up and leave your party if you're trying to make this the main dish. But if you happen to be a salad lover who's having a ridiculously busy spring and want something fast and easy that's also super satisfying, this cantaloupe and prosciutto salad is totally fine as an entree. The leftovers also make a great lunch the next day!

    Believe it or not, this was my first time cutting up a cantaloupe. I never buy cantaloupe or honeydew for some reason and really only eat it when I go to my parents' house (my mom always has some cut up in the fridge in the summer!). It was easy and I don't know why I don't keep it around more often.

    When I make salads, you'll rarely ever find me using iceberg lettuce or even romaine. I like "real" greens and am obsessed with the spicy kick arugula brings. It pairs perfectly with the sweet fruit like cantaloupe and strawberries and salty meat like prosciutto. Once your fruit and prosciutto are chopped, all you need to do is toss everything together in a big bowl.

    Closeup of large bowl with all salad ingredients, including arugula, strawberries, cantaloupe, and prosciutto

    For the dressing, I put  Greek yogurt, fresh mint leaves, and freshly squeezed lime juice in a blender and blended the ingredients together until smooth. It turned out to be a nice summery minty color. Mint green does seem to be the color of the season, after all.

    Overhead view into blender filled with mint yogurt dressing blended together

    I didn't want to dress my salad until I served it, so I put some salad in a bowl and drizzled the yogurt dressing over the top. A little fresh cracked pepper goes perfectly on top.

    From the top view of cantaloup and prosciutto salad in a purple bowl with yogurt dressing drizzled over the top and a second bowl, serving bowl, and fork in the background

    And the perfect summer salad was born. Seriously though, this salad has everything you could want: the sweet, the salty, and the spicy. And can you get over how beautiful the colors are?? I cannot. Plus, a light minty dressing that I basically want to put on everything in life now.

    Landscape view small bowl of cantaloupe and prosciutto arugula salad with strawberries and yogurt dressing and a fork in the background

    Everyone knows that cantaloupe and prosciutto together is a match made in heaven and now I know that an cantaloupe and prosciutto arugula salad (with strawberries and a minty dressing) is my idea of an even better heaven! If I'm going to eat a salad as a meal, I generally want some cheese involved, too (right??), but I didn't feel like anything was missing in this salad! Maybe that's just the power of prosciutto?

    Overhead view of two bowls of Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Arugula Salad with strawberries and mint yogurt dressing drizzled over the top and fork in the background

    Whatever the case, these are the kinds of meals that will be my life for the next several weeks. But really, I'm perfectly OK with that because it's 80-something degrees in Boston and who wants to slave over a hot stove anyway? I officially got my first sunburn of the season yesterday when I sat outside for 6 hours watching the Boston Marathon. Ugh, I didn't realize how much sun I was getting until a marathon runner speeding by us at mile 24 yelled out, "You're turning red! You need sunblock!" And he was correct. Happy Summer weather y'all. I will definitely remember from now on.

    Are you especially busy right now or are you enjoying the lull the beginning of summer sometimes brings?

    For more delicious salads, check out my Salmon BLT Salad with Chipotle Buttermilk Dressing or my Honey Lime Peach Salad with Roast Beef and Turkey. I also love this Fresh Melon Mint Caprese Salad from The Wooden Skillet!

    Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Arugula Salad with Mint Yogurt Dressing -- This easy to prepare Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Salad is packed with fresh ingredients, including strawberries, arugula, and goat cheese and is topped with a delicious mint yogurt dressing | wearenotmartha.com

    Cantaloupe Arugula Salad with Prosciutto and Mint Yogurt Dressing

    This easy to prepare Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Salad is packed with fresh ingredients, including strawberries, arugula, and goat cheese and is topped with a delicious mint yogurt dressing. It makes for a delightful side salad, but is also totally satisfying as a meal.
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    Course: Appetizer, Side
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Cantaloupe Sides, Prosciutto and Cantaloupe, Summer Salads
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Makes: 6 servings
    Author: Sues

    Ingredients

    • 4 cups arugula
    • Β½ medium cantaloupe, peeled, seeded, and cubed
    • 1 Β½ cups sliced strawberries
    • 8 slices prosciutto, chopped
    • 1 cup Greek yogurt
    • 10 mint leaves
    • 1 Tbsp lime juice

    Instructions

    • Toss arugula, cubed cantaloupe, sliced strawberries, and chopped prosciutto together in a large bowl.
    • Add yogurt, mint, and lime juice to a blender and blend until smooth.
    • Serve salad in individual bowls or on individual plates and drizzle dressing on top.
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    1. Asmaa says

      April 17, 2012 at 2:35 pm

      It looks so very delicious this dishes,also it's so easy to prepare it , i like it because is natural and healty. Thanks for this receipts.

    2. Emily @ A Cambridge Story says

      April 17, 2012 at 6:51 pm

      This looks just right for a hot spring night, especially a busy one! My schedule is also crazy until mid-May. I can't wait til then. Best of luck with the last of the wedding planning!

    3. Blog is the New Black says

      April 17, 2012 at 9:01 pm

      So exciting! We just had our shower and got so much fun stuff to cook with! πŸ˜‰ Enjoy it all!

    4. Ashley Nolan says

      April 17, 2012 at 11:57 pm

      I love the colors! And basically anything with prosciutto haha. I miss wedding planning! Have fun and please share lots of pics!!

    5. Michelle says

      April 18, 2012 at 10:12 am

      I can't wait to hear about the wedding shower!

    6. Faith Towers says

      April 18, 2012 at 11:23 am

      That sounds so amazing! You're making me hungry...

    7. Colleen @ Culinary Colleen says

      April 18, 2012 at 4:18 pm

      Yum, this looks like one of my favorite appetizers in salad form!

    8. sarah k. @ the pajama chef says

      April 18, 2012 at 10:37 pm

      this salad sounds awesome!!

    9. C.Peb says

      April 19, 2012 at 4:02 am

      Mmm, Mmm Good!

    10. Gia says

      April 19, 2012 at 9:32 am

      Melon and prosciutto is the best appetizer so I can only imagine how this tastes!

    11. Cara says

      April 19, 2012 at 10:44 am

      This looks delicious, I'm going to make this for lunch this weekend! I wonder if I ran by you on Monday!

    12. Susan says

      April 19, 2012 at 7:05 pm

      I love this salad! I made a similar salad to bring to a friend's home and sadly, the melon was not good πŸ™ This will be delicious when farmers' market melons starting coming in later this summer!

    13. Meesh says

      April 23, 2012 at 9:52 am

      i will be using that much prosciutto πŸ™‚

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