Salads

Fennel and Melon Salad

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 30 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Salad
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 1 tuber fennel (approx. 650 g)
  • 600 g melon (s) (watermelon)
  • 8 slices Parma ham
  • 2 teaspoons basil, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • pepper
  • salt
Fennel and Melon Salad
Fennel and Melon Salad

Instructions

  1. Clean the fennel bulb and slice it as finely as possible. Put in a bowl. Mix with salt, pepper and the basil and knead vigorously for 2-3 minutes. Add lemon juice and olive oil and let steep for 10 minutes. In the meantime, core the watermelon and cut it into cubes. Mix with the fennel strips.
  2. Arrange the Parma ham on plates and add the salad. Season with pepper and serve immediately.
  3. The aniseed taste of the tuber goes perfectly with watermelon and Parma ham.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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