Melon and Olive Mini Skewers with Black Pepper Honey

Name: Melon and Olive Mini Skewers with Black Pepper Honey
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters fresh basil leaves; 2 medium sprigs fresh rosemary; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 177 milliliters honey; 227 grams bite-size fresh mozzarella balls (ciliegine), drained and patted dry; 1 larges or 1 small cantaloupe melon, seeded and peeled; 198 grams jumbo pitted green olives, rinsed and drained; 2 teaspoons freshly ground coarse black pepper

Melon and Olive Mini Skewers with Black Pepper Honey requires around 25 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 73 calories. This gluten free, primal, and vegetarian recipe serves 24. A mixture of cantaloupe melon, coarse pepper, thyme, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Special equipment: 24 mini bamboo skewers

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Skewers

For the honey: Stir together the honey, 1/4 cup water, the pepper, thyme and rosemary in a small saute pan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 8 minutes.

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Rosemary

Pepper

Honey

Thyme

Water

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly. Strain the honey into a small bowl and set aside while you assemble the skewers.

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Honey

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Skewers

Bowl

For the skewers: Using a melon baller, scoop out 24 rounds from the peeled melon. Thread each skewer with a melon ball, basil leaf, mozzarella ball, another basil leaf and an olive. To serve, place the skewers on a platter and drizzle with the honey.

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Fresh Basil