PROSCIUTTO AND MELON COCKTAIL

Familiar Flavors often inspire new cocktails for me. In this case, the PROSCIUTTO AND MELON COCKTAIL seemed a natural addition to my list of original libations. I mentioned this tasty summer refresher in my interview in ESQUIRE MAGAZINE's "Eat Like a Man" feature.

The following recipe makes two cocktails:

1 cup ripe Honeydew Melon

2 oz Midori Melon Liqueur

2 oz Limoncello

3 oz Vodka

1 teaspoon fresh lemon or lime juice

1 cup of ice

- Salt for glass rim

- 2 melon balls wrapped in Prosciutto on 2 skewers

- Blend all ingredients at high speed (frappe)

- Take a small piece of Prosciutto and run around the rim of each glass, dip in salt to lightly coat the rim

- Pour cocktail into glass

- Garnish with a melon ball wrapped in Prosciutto