The first time I tried prosciutto and melon, I was sitting at the kitchen table of Elise Pierce, the Cowgirl Chef, for a French-Tex cooking lesson during our mother/daughter trip to Paris. Just prosciutto, melon and olive oil. I fell in love, but I didn't dare recreate it in the small east Texas town of Nacogdoches, where I live. It just didn't seem like I would find good prosciutto, like you mind not find good seafood in Montana or quality snapper in the Caribbean.
The second time I tried prosciutto and melon, I was underneath a poolside cabana with my family in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, only a few feet from the beach and the shaded hammock where I spent the morning reading a book. This time, the prosciutto and melon were served with olive oil, capers, grated parmesan cheese and wedges of lime. I fell in love all over again.
The third time I tried the dish, I was at home. In the midst of a craving, I purchased prepackaged prosciutto from Kroger, added parmesan cheese and capers as well as lemon flavored olive oil and orange flavored vinegar from the Texas Olive Ranch. (Side note: this is amazing olive oil, even the regular olive oil they make is amazing. I bought it at a street market in Gruene, TX but recently saw it at Central Market in Houston). And again, I was smitten.
I'm looking forward to our mother/daughter trip to Italy for many reasons, but one of those reason is that I think quality prosciutto and melon will be readily available.
Also, after writing this post, I now know how to spell prosciutto.
Have you fallen in love with a dish while on vacation? Is there a meal you've tried to recreate at home?
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