Colorful Spinach And Prosciutto Side Food

COLORFUL SPINACH AND PROSCIUTTO SIDE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the spinach, prosciutto, red peppers and artichoke hearts. Season with garlic powder. Cook and stir for 15 minutes, until heated through.

SCALLOPS BONNE FEMME AND SPINACH WITH CRISPY PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Place oven rack at center of oven and preheat broiler.
• Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a small pot over medium heat and add the shallots and mushrooms, cook 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons butter and flour to softened shallots and mushrooms and cook 1 minute then whisk in wine, reduce 30 seconds, add stock and bring to a bubble. Stir in cream and heat through. Season sauce with nutmeg, salt and pepper and a couple dashes hot sauce, then reduce heat to low.
• While the sauce is working, cover cookie sheet with foil and place prosciutto on the sheet and crisp up 2 minutes on each side under the broiler. It will continue to crisp as it cools.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining 6 tablespoons butter, garlic, thyme and basil. Spread over baguette and place under broiler until toasty. Switch oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat a skillet or cast iron pan over high heat. Season the scallops with salt and pepper and dress with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Sear the scallops to caramelize 1 to 1 1/2 minutes on each side then cover them with sauce, bread crumbs and parsley and finish in oven about 6 to 7 minutes until brown and bubbly.
• While scallops cook, heat remaining 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil over medium heat with crushed garlic, cook 1 minute and remove. Add spinach and wilt into skillet. Season greens with salt and pepper.
• Serve scallops with wilted spinach alongside and top with broken pieces of crispy prosciutto and toasted bread.

PROSCIUTTO CARBONARA WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil and half of prosciutto over medium; cook, stirring occasionally, until prosciutto is crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels; crumble. In a bowl, whisk together whole eggs, yolks, and cheese.
• Cook pasta in a pot of salted boiling water 1 minute less than package instructions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain. Slowly whisk 1/4 cup pasta water into egg mixture. Add pasta and spinach to skillet, then slowly add egg mixture to pasta.
• Stir constantly over low heat until sauce thickens and clings evenly to pasta and spinach wilts slightly, 3 to 5 minutes; add more pasta water as needed to create a silky sauce. Stir in all prosciutto. Serve with more cheese and pepper.

PROSCIUTTO, SPINACH, AND PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
• Drain pasta; rinse pasta with cold water. Drain again.
• In a large saucepan melt margarine or butter.
• Add onions or leeks, bell pepper, mushroms and garlic.
• Cover and cook about 5 minutes or until onions are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour and aniseed.
• Add the milk and chicken broth all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in Parmesan cheese.
• Stir in the cooked pasta, spinach, and prosciutto.
• Spoon the mixture into a 2-quart casserole.
• Cover and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.
• Let stand about 5 minutes.
• To serve, stir gently and top with chopped tomato.

BAKED PASTA WITH SPINACH, RICOTTA, AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Cook pasta a few minutes less than package instructions suggest.
• Cut prosciutto into thin strips.
• In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, toss pasta with spinach, half of prosciutto, milk, ricotta, and garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Top with remaining prosciutto and Parmesan.
• Bake until golden, 30 to 40 minutes.

SPINACH AND PROSCIUTTO ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain and pat dry.
• Combine 2 1/2 cups Fontina cheese, egg, spinach, ricotta and parmesan in a small bowl.
• Spread each lasagna noodle with cheese mixture, lay on one slice of prosciutto lenghtwise along each noodle.
• Roll up each noodle and place seam side down in a baking dish.
• Drizzle each roll with melted butter.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
• Sprinkle with reserved Fontina cheese and return to oven, uncovered, for about 1 minute or until cheese is melted.

BAKED EGGS WITH SPINACH, ASPARAGUS, AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450°. Put the bread on a baking sheet and toast in the oven, turning once, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes in all. Transfer to an oiled baking dish.
• Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add the asparagus and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain thoroughly.
• Using your fingers, make a depression in the center of each slice of bread. Arrange one or two slices of prosciutto around the edge of each slice of bread. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the cheese. Press a quarter of the remaining cheese into the center of each slice of bread. Top the cheese with the spinach, and then surround that with the asparagus. Break an egg into a small dish. Carefully slip the egg into one of the spinach nests. Repeat with remaining eggs. Sprinkle the eggs with the salt and pepper and the reserved cheese. Bake, covered, until the egg whites are just set, 10 to 15 minutes.

SPINACH AND PROSCIUTTO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.
• Place spinach in a large bowl.
• Drizzle with half of oil mixture.
• Add pepper; toss well to coat.
• Arrange prosciutto slices evenly on each of 6 salad plates.
• Top each serving with 1 cup spinach mixture.
• Drizzle evenly with the remaining oil mixture.
• Sprinkle each serving with 2 teaspoons cheese.
• Serve immediately.