Haricots Verts and Pear Salad with Hazelnuts and Prosciutto
- 1/2 pound haricots verts
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons hazelnut oil
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 head frisee
- 2 small Belgian endives
- 1 ounce (about 1 handful) arugula
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted hazelnuts
- 1 Bartlett pear, ripe but firm
- 8 to 12 thin slices prosciutto di Parma
- Trim the ends of the haricots verts.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
- Cook the beans until crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes, then drain and transfer to ice water to preserve the color.
- Drain again and pat dry.
- Cut in half crosswise.
- Place in a large mixing bowl.
- For the vinaigrette: Put the vinegar, shallot, and mustard in a small bowl and whisk to blend.
- Gradually whisk in the oils.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Trim the core and any dark green outer leaves and leaf tips from the frisee.
- Tear the pale yellow center leaves into bite-size pieces.
- Slice the endives on a slight diagonal into 1-inch pieces.
- Separate into individual layers and discard the core.
- Add the frisee, endive, arugula, and hazelnuts to the bowl with the beans.
- Cut the pear in half, remove the core and slice thinly lengthwise.
- Add to the bowl.
- Toss with enough of the vinaigrette to coat the salad lightly; you may not need it all.
- If the prosciutto slices are large, tear in half.
- Make a loose ring of prosciutto on each plate, then mound a handful of salad in the center of the ring.
- Serve immediately.
- Enjoy with Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay Reserve or another full-bodied white wine.
verts, cider vinegar, shallot, mustard, hazelnut oil, extravirgin olive oil, kosher salt, frisee, endives, arugula, hazelnuts, bartlett, thin
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/haricots-verts-and-pear-salad-with-hazelnuts-and-prosciutto-388191 (may not work)