Prosciutto Caprese Salad

This salad has the traditional ingredients of a Caprese salad with the addition of D'Orsogna Prosciutto.

It's very simple to prepare and is always a crowd pleaser. It's also a great side salad for a BBQ.

Ingredients
2x 90gm Packs D'Orsogna Prosciutto
3-4 Roma Tomatoes, sliced
1x Tub Bocconcini, sliced
Handful of Basil Leaves
Olive oil, Balsamic Vinegar, Salt and Cracked Pepper to serve

Method

Arrange the Tomatoes, Bocconcini  and Basil Leaves evenly in a pattern on a serving platter and fold the Prosciutto around the salad.

Season with Salt and Pepper and drizzle with Oil and Vinegar to serve.

Serves 4-5 (as a side dish)

Prep Time: 10 Mins

Cook Time: Nil

 

 

You can find this recipe in the La Cucina section of the D'Orsogna website.

 

This recipe was created in partnership with D'Orsogna Smallgoods

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Warm Potato, Asaparagus & Dill Salad.

I made this lovely side salad to have with dinner last night. Asparagus has just come into season here in Australia and I purchased some from my local supermarket.

This salad would go very well with some grilled fish!

Warm Potato, Asparagus & Dill Salad

A big handful of small chat potatoes (sliced in half)
A bunch of asparagus (ends trimmed, chopped in thirds)
1 Carrot (julienned)
A few red radishes (sliced thinly)
Half a punnet of cherry tomatoes (sliced in half)
Half a red onion (thinly sliced)

Dressing:
4 TBSP EVOO
2 TBSP lemon juice
1/2 tsp fresh chopped dill

Combine dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well, set aside.

In a salad bowl combine the carrot, radishes, tomatoes and red onion.

Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and boil the potatoes for 10-12 minutes until tender. Blanch the asparagus in the water for 1-2 mins.

Add the drained potatoes and asparagus to the mixing bowl and pour over the dressing. Stir

gently to combine.

Enjoy!

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Prosciutto wrapped lamb cutlets & Massive salad with candied bacon & soft boiled eggs & Ranch Dressing

Lamb Cutlets

Are basically cutlets wrapped in prosciutto. Once you start to cook them the prosciutto sticks to the meat, there's no need to salt because the prosciutto is salty as is.

Massive Salad

Fry a few rashers of bacon sprinkled lightly with sugar until cooked. set aside to cool.

Soft boil 4 eggs by placing them in cold water, bring to the boil on high heat. Once boiling , boil for 3.5 mins. Drain off hot water and replace with tap water. Leave to cool slightly.

Mean while Mix together:
Lettuce, shredded
Tomatoes, diced (seeds removed)
Celery, sliced thinly
Carrot, sliced thinly
Gherkins, chopped
Pickled onions, Sliced
red onion, diced
cheese, cubed
 Arrange salad mix on to a serving plate, quarter or halve the eggs and arrange on top then chop bacon and sprinkle on top also.

Aprils Ranch Dressing

1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 lemon's juice
garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, salt 1/2 tsp each
1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

mix together and drizzle over salad!!

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Antipasto Platter

I like to make one of these and keep it in the fridge for a few days and nibble away at it. Also good for a lazy dinner....perhaps on a weekend with a nice glass of wine :-)

Meats (Ham, salami, cabanossi etc)
Cheese (Hard: Cheddar, gouda, Soft: camembert, brie, persian feta, marinated feta)
Olives
Sundried tomatoes
Pickled gherkins
Pickled onions
Marinated artichokes
Dips (Pesto, French onion, chilli jam, quince paste, chutney)
Crackers,grissini sticks, rice crackers

Arrange on a nice platter. You can garnish the plate with lettuce leaves and lemon wedges if you want to make it look fancy for a party etc.

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Chicken and pineapple skewer

Chicken and pineapple skewers, with peanut satay sauce and Changs asian noodle salad

Peanut Satay Sauce
1tbsp oil
1/2 onion diced finely
1tsp garlic
1/2 tsp ginger
4 TBSP organic/natural peanut butter
1/2 can lite coconut milk
1/4 cup water
2 tsp soy sauce (i used ketjap manis)
2 TBSP sweet chilli sauce
1 TBSP sugar

Heat oil and saute onions, add garlic and ginger, stir in peanut butter. add coconut milk, stir and lightly simmer until combined, stir in water, soy, sweet chilli sauce, sugar and simmer for 2-3 mins until thickened.

You can store this in the fridge and use within 1 week or freeze the rest like i did

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