Salad With Prosciutto & Warm Balsamic Dressing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium red onion, sliced into rings
• 1 small romaine lettuce
• 1 small radicchio
• 1 small red leaf lettuce
• 1 small curly endive lettuce
• 1/2 cup pignoli nuts or 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 3 ounces parmigiano-reggiano cheese, shaved with a vegetable peeler into thin strips
• 8 ounces prosciutto di parma, cut into bite size pieces
• 4 -6 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
• 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 -6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 assemble the salad by washing, drying and tearing the lettuce and tossing together with the onions, pignoli, scallions, cheese, and prosciutto.
• 2 in a medium skillet slowly cook the garlic in the olive oil until soft and barely colored.
• 3 remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and discard.
• 4 turn the heat to medium high and add the vinegars to the oil.
• 5 cook a few minutes then add the brown sugar and cook until dissolved.
• 6 toss the hot dressing with the salad and season with salt and pepper.