Salad With Prosciutto & Warm Balsamic Dressing
- 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
- Assemble the salad by washing, drying and tearing the lettuce and tossing together with the onions, pignoli, scallions, cheese, and prosciutto.
- In a medium skillet slowly cook the garlic in the olive oil until soft and barely colored.
- Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and discard.
- Turn the heat to medium high and add the vinegars to the oil.
- Cook a few minutes then add the brown sugar and cook until dissolved.
- Toss the hot dressing with the salad and season with salt and pepper.
red onion, romaine lettuce, radicchio, red leaf, endive lettuce, nuts, scallions, cheese, parma, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/salad-with-prosciutto-warm-balsamic-dressing-166124 (may not work)