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Smoked venison with melon salad
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- ½ a honeydew melon , deseeded
- 100g pack smoked venison (or use smoked duck or prosciutto)
- bunch watercress
- ½ a cucumber , peeled into ribbons, seeds discarded
For the honey & mustard dressing
- 1 tsp clear honey
- 1 heaped tsp wholegrain mustard
- 2 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
- 2 tsp white wine vinegar
Method
- STEP 1
Whisk together the dressing ingredients with a tiny pinch of salt, then set aside. Using a large melon baller or similar shaped implement (we used a measuring spoon), scoop balls out of the melon into a bowl. Cut any large slices of venison in half and arrange on 2 plates overlapping in a ‘petal’ fashion, then place 5-6 melon balls around the venison.
- STEP 2
Toss the watercress and cucumber together in a bowl, then lightly sit a mound in the centre of each plate. Drizzle everything with the dressing and a little extra olive oil, then serve straight away.