Lonza And Fig Salad
- For the salad
- 8 oz. shaved Lonza
- 4 oz. shaved Montasio cheese
- (use vegetable peeler to make shards)
- 4 whole ripe figs cut into quarters and lightly dusted with sugar
- 4 cups Arugula
- 2 oz. toasted pine nuts
- Dressing
- 1 whole roasted shallot
- 8 oz. extra virgin olive oil
- 4 oz. apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp. honey
- salt and pepper toaste
- 1 granny smith apple peeled and cored
- Lonza is a Italian cured pork loin and Montasio cheese both can be found at local gourmet shops
- Make the vinaigerette
- Roasted shallot in oven for 10 mins or untill soft.
- In a food processor place shallot, cider vinager, and turn on low add olive oil and honey and emulsify add salt and peper to taste.
- Take granny smith apple core and peel the cut in to a small dice add to vinaigerette
- set aside.
- For the salad
- In a bowl add arugula and drizzle with vinaigerette toss well on four salad plate place equal amonts of arugula then add lonza figs, pine nuts and cheese.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/lonza-and-fig-salad-1239512 (may not work)