This delicious Pear and Prosciutto Salad recipe pairs together sweet pears with salty prosciutto to create a salad you’ll want to make all fall and winter long.
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When the weather is warm, salads get lots of attention. They are great when you want a light meal without heating up your kitchen.
But, once fall and winter start to roll around, they tend to take a back seat to the more filling and comforting dishes of the cooler months. This salad won’t have you doing that. You’ll want to make this all fall and winter.
This Pear and Prosciutto Salad recipe pairs together sweet pears with salty prosciutto is a match made in culinary heaven. Adding them to a salad along with clementines and feta or blue cheese, make it even it even more divine. It’s a simple lunch for every day or even nice enough for a dinner salad. Read on for how to make this in your own kitchen.
The first step is to cut a pear into slices. You’ll probably get about 6-8 slices out of one pear, which is perfect for one salad. Then, wrap a thin slice of prosciutto di Parma around each pear slice.
Place some brown sugar in a bowl and press the brown sugar into the prosciutto wrapped pears.
Cook the prosciutto wrapped pears in a grill pan, over medium-high heat until the prosciutto becomes slightly crispy.
Note: if you prefer, you don’t have to cook the prosciutto wrapped pears. Prosciutto di Parma is a cured meat and doesn’t have to be cooked before eating.
To assemble the salad, take a large plate and add a bed of spring mix. Next, top the spring mix with the sliced red onions, raisins, and clementine slices. Lastly, top with the prosciutto wrapped pear slices and feta cheese.
For a dressing, we like a light drizzle of a dijon mustard dressing or a simple balsamic vinaigrette. Other options that would pair well would be a citrus dressing, such an orange vinaigrette.
Easy Pear and Prosciutto Salad Recipe
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Easy Pear and Prosciutto Salad Recipe
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
Description
This delicious Pear and Prosciutto Salad recipe pairs together sweet pears with salty prosciutto to create a salad you’ll want to make all fall and winter long.
Ingredients
- 1 pear ( rinsed, cut into 6–8 slices, stem and seeds removed)
- 3–6 slices prosciutto di Parma (sliced in half lengthwise)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter (unsalted)
- 1 ½ cups spring mix salad
- red onions (thinly sliced)
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- ½ –1 clementine (peeled and separated)
- 1 tablespoon feta cheese or blue cheese (crumbled)
Instructions
- Wrap a whole or half slice of prosciutto tightly around each slice of pear.
- Add brown sugar to a small bowl. Dip all sides of prosciutto wrapped pear slices into brown sugar bowl, generously coat each pear slice with brown sugar. Shake off excess.
- In a grill pan, over medium-high heat, melt butter. Once butter has melted, add in pear slices. Grill pear slices for 3-5 minutes per side, or until prosciutto becomes slightly crispy. Lower heat if necessary to keep from burning. Remove pear slices from the grill, allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
- In a large plate, add in spring mix, top with red onions, raisins, clementine slices, pear slices, and feta cheese. Serve.
- Serve with any dressing of your choice. We prefer a simple balsamic vinaigrette or a Honey-Dijon Dressing.
Notes
Note: if you prefer, you don’t have to cook the prosciutto wrapped pears. Prosciutto di Parma is a cured meat and doesn’t have to be cooked before eating.
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Miz Helen says
Congratulations!
Your post is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Thanks so much for sharing with us and you have a great weekend!
Miz Helen
Miz Helen says
We will love your Pear Prosciutto Salad, it looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week!
Miz Helen
Jann Olson says
This sounds very delicious! Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
What a beautiful salad – Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Hope to see you again at tomorrow’s party. Have a great weekend!
Becky Ellis says
Pinned! Thank you for sharing your recipe on Fiesta Friday!
Nicole says
This pear and prosciutto salad is so pretty! I am sure it tastes delicious and is a great choice for fall/winter salads. Pinned! Thank you for linking up with us at the #HomeMattersParty linky.
zeba says
Looks delicious!
Miz Helen says
I love this salad combination! Hope you have a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook says
Such a happy looking salad! Looks delicious, too! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday party!
TurksWhoEat says
I LOVE prosciutto and wrapping it around pears in this salad sounds absolutely delicious! I would have a hard time actually making the salad because I would be eating all of the prosciutto wrapped pears!