Hey, a few weeks ago I raved about how Gousto would send you fresh, organic, local and seasonal ingredients of your choice from their weekly changing menu. All you then needed to do was to follow their easy step by step recipe cards to cook your own meal in your kitchen.
This melon, mint and pancetta pasta recipe is one of the ones I choose from the site.  This salad  has only a few ingredients but together these make a fab filling combo that is bursting with flavour. The sweet melon contrasts well with the smoky pancetta and salty feta. I have actually made this salad about 3 times since and it will be one of my summer staples. I can see this salad being a refreshingly different addition to any barbeque or summer picnic menu.
Can you?
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Cantaloupe Melon, Mint and Pancetta Pasta
Ingredients
- 80 g pancetta
- 200 g pasta
- 1/2 cantaloupe melon deseeded and cubed
- Handful of fresh mint chopped
- Red onion finely sliced to taste
- 50 g feta cheese cubed
- Chilli flakes to taste
- Balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to fan assisted 180C / 200C / 400F / Gas 6.
- Place pancetta on baking tray and bake for up to 15 mins till crispy.
- Whilst the pancetta is baking boil the pasta in salted water until it is cooked to your taste.
- Drain pasta and let it cool then add to a salad bowl.
- Cool down the pancetta, drain on a kitchen towel to absorb extra liquid and break into small pieces.
- Add pancetta, melon, mint, red onion, feta cheese and chilli flakes to pasta and toss well.
- Drizzle on some balsamic vinaigrette dressing and serve.
Notes
Tammy/Our Neck of the Woods says
26/09/2013 at 4:06 pmI’m very intrigued by the addition of the melon! I don’t eat melon very much but it seems like it would work in this pasta. Thanks for the recipe!
Bintu says
26/09/2013 at 4:37 pmHi Tammy, I was intrigued by the addition of melon too which is why I choose this but t really does work.
Akaleistar says
26/09/2013 at 10:38 pmThis sounds really good!
Bintu says
27/09/2013 at 10:04 amIt really is Akaleistar.
Sharon says
29/09/2013 at 4:31 pmI’m just getting use to the idea of having fruits, plus nuts sometime in salads. I’m all for salads, especially, if I can throw some cheese in there.
Bintu says
03/10/2013 at 2:01 pmI love nuts and fruits in salad big time.
Meaghan says
21/12/2017 at 7:30 pmI LOVE the mint in this!