- prep: 30 min
- cook: 30 min
- total: 1 hr
Summary
Like the classic combination of melon and prosciutto? Then you'll love this main-course pasta salad.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces thinly sliced pancetta (Italian bacon)
- 4 ounces orecchiette (ear-shaped pasta)
- Kosher salt
- 3 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 2 cups 1x1x1/4" pieces peeled melon (any variety)
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint, divided
- 3 tablespoons thinly sliced scallion
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 ounce ricotta salata (salted dry ricotta), shaved, or crumbled feta
- Ingredient info: Look for ricotta salata at Italian markets and some supermarkets.
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 401 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 28 g 43.4%
- Saturated Fat: 9 g 45.8%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 18 mg 6.09%
- Sodium: 213 mg 8.88%
- Calcium: 223 mg 22.32%
- Potassium: 28 mg 0.8%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 5.28%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 23 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 4%
- Sugar: 3 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 6.78%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0.57%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat5
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq