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Pear and Prosciutto Salad

Cook Time

10 minutes

Prep Time

5 minutes

Serves

Sweet pear, crispy prosciutto, parmesan cheese, walnuts and peppery rocket (arugula) with a delicious honey and malt vinegar dressing is so easy and tasty, and goes with almost any main dish or even some fresh crusty bread.

Ingredients

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbsp malt vinegar

3 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for frying

1/2 tsp honey

1/4 tsp of salt

1/4 tsp of pepper

8 pieces of prosciutto

3 cups of rocket/arugula

1 pear, sliced into thin slices

3/4 cup walnuts

1/2 cup shaved parmesan cheese

1 tbsp thyme leaves

Instructions

In a small jar, add malt vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper with the lid and shake to emulsify.
In a pan on medium heat with a little olive oil, fry the prosciutto on both sides until crispy, then put on paper towel and set aside to cool before adding to the salad.
To assemble, layer the rocket/arugula on a platter, followed by pear slices, prosciutto, walnuts, parmesan cheese and thyme.
When ready to eat, shake up the dressing jar again and drizzle some over the salad (you probably won't need all of it). If your taking this salad somewhere (e.g. to a BBQ, don’t dress the salad until just before serving for optimum salad freshness).