Fig & Honeydew Melon Salad with Crushed Amaretti

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Salades

By Damien Pignolet

Published 2010

  • About

This simple combination of flavours and textures is best made at the last minute to preserve the texture of the amaretti biscuits. These very dry, crunchy Italian biscuits are flavoured with almonds and ground apricot kernels. If you have trouble finding the amaretti, then replace them with 120 g toasted flaked almonds. Amaro is an aromatic spirit with a bitter finish and is generally served after the meal to aid the digestion. I have used blood orange juice for some acidity. While honeydew