Warm Salad of Roasted Squash, Prosciutto and Pecorino
- 1 butternut squash
- Olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small dried red chilli
- 1 heaped teaspoon coriander seeds
- 20 slices prosciutto or Parma ham
- 4 handfuls of rocket (arugula)
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 small block of Pecorino or Parmesan cheese
- Preheat your oven to 190C/375F/gas Carefully cut your butternut squash in half, keeping the seeds intact.
- Remove the two ends and discard them.
- Cut each half into quarters and lay in a roasting tray.
- Rub with a little olive oil.
- In a pestle and mortar pound up a flat teaspoon each of salt, pepper and your chilli and coriander seeds.
- Scatter this over the squash.
- Roast the squash for half an hour or until soft and golden.
- Allow to cool a little.
- Lay your prosciutto on 4 plates let it hang over the rim of the plates and encourage it to twist and turn so it doesnt look neat and flat.
- Tear up your warm squash and put it in and around the ham.
- Sprinkle over the seeds and the rocket.
- Drizzle over the extra virgin olive oil and balsamic, add a tiny pinch of salt and pepper and use a vegetable peeler to shave over the Pecorino.
- Easily done.
butternut squash, olive oil, salt, red chilli, coriander seeds, parma ham, rocket, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/warm-salad-of-roasted-squash-prosciutto-and-pecorino (may not work)