Melon & jamón with requesón

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Step 1

To make the requesón, pour the milk into a large pan. Add the cloves and peppercorns with a pinch of salt, then heat until it reaches 85°C on a digital thermometer or the milk just starts to simmer (15-20 minutes over a medium heat). Remove from the heat and add the juice of 1 lemon; stir. Stand for 10 minutes until the curds have separated from the liquid whey (the mixture should look ‘scrambled’ and lumpy). If they haven’t separated, you may need to add a bit more lemon juice, 1 tbsp at a time.

Step 2

Line a colander with muslin, stand over a bowl and pour in the milk mixture. Remove the cloves and peppercorns with a fork, then let stand for 30 minutes. Gently squeeze any liquid from the curds, then tip into an airtight container, seal and chill for at least 2 hours. Discard the whey.

Step 3

For the salad, halve and deseed the melon, then cut away the skin and slice into thin wedges. Arrange on a platter with the jamón. Crumble the requesón over the top; season with sea salt flakes and some black pepper. Drizzle over the extra virgin olive oil, then scatter with the basil leaves and serve.

Ingredient

Lemon

1 1
Basil

25 grams 0.06 lbs
Extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp 1 fl. ozs
Cantaloupe melon

1 1
Black peppercorns

10 10
Cloves

3 3
Waitrose duchy organic whole milk

1 litre/s 1 litre/s
No.1 hand carved jamón ibérico de bellota

55 grams 0.12 lbs

Melon & jamón with requesón

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