By now, I’m pretty sure I could host an entire dinner party just with impressive yet easy recipes I’ve snagged from @inagarten on Instagram.
Ina Garten in Kitchen Credit: Getty / NBC
Let’s see, we’ll start by snacking on creamy hummus with veggies, then move onto a round of fig-goat cheese toasts, then dig into a “snack dinner” of burrata and fresh tomatoes with a dessert of overnight Belgian waffles garnished with fruit. All will be enjoyed alongside supersized Cosmos, naturally!
After that tasty dinner party, thanks to her favorite locally grown Pike Farms produce pick that you can dig up on her Instagram, of course, I’m now all set with an idea for an easy next-morning breakfast to start the day à la Ina.
Now that’s a two-ingredient “recipe” pretty much anyone can handle, even on a hectic weekday morning (P.S.—we’re not counting olive oil, salt and pepper in the ingredients list because most people already have them at home):
Slice cantaloupeTop with thinly sliced prosciuttoDrizzle with olive oilSeason with salt and pepper
A fan asked if Ina thought balsamic would work OK as an extra drizzle here, to which she replied, “Definitely!”
So how do you select the best melon? Ina covers that too, of course. “I find that smelling a melon is the best way to know. If it smells ripe, it’s good to go,” she said. (See our tips on how to pick a cantaloupe.)
To make this more of a meal, I’m going to try jazzing it up by:
Serving over a schmear of ricotta cheesePiling on top of a bowl of Greek yogurtSliding a slice of avocado between each cantaloupe sliceLayering over whole-wheat toastStacking on a bowl of oatmealTopping with a handful of chopped pecansBuilding on a bed of leafy greens and topping with a poached egg (breakfast salad-style!)
Now the only tough choice is which variation to try first …
Ina Garten in Kitchen Credit: Getty / NBC
Ina Garten in Kitchen
Credit: Getty / NBC
