Frico Caldo With Prosciutto And Garden Salad Food

FRICO CALDO

Steps:

• Place potato in a small saucepan with enough water to cover; season with salt. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, 45 to 60 minutes. Drain and peel.
• Immediately transfer potato to a medium bowl and crush into 1/4-inch pieces using a fork.
• Heat butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent. Add to bowl with potato, along with cheese; season with a pinch of salt and nutmeg. Stir until just combined.
• Heat a 5- to 6-inch square cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add enough grapeseed oil to coat bottom of skillet; remove any excess oil and discard. Add potato mixture and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Using a spatula, turn frico and continue cooking 5 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together shallots, cilantro, vinegar, and 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil; season with salt. Cut frico into 4 wedges and place each on a serving plate, along with salad greens topped with radishes, and sliced speck. Drizzle vegetables with cilantro vinaigrette; serve immediately.

ITALIAN MIXED GREENS SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO AND LEMON DIJION VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a small jar. Tightly screw the lid on and shake vigorously.
• Dressing may be doubled if you like your salads heavily dressed, if you're making a larger portion to feed more people, or if you simply would like leftover salad dressing. The amount listed is what I used for dressing 1 salad recipe.
• Store any leftovers in a sealed jar in the refrigerator.
• In a medium sized salad bowl, combine the greens and the basil. Toss with 1 recipe of the Lemon Dijion Vinaigrette.
• Sprinkle the top of the salad with the crispy prosciutto and shaved parmesan. Serve immediately.

CRISPY PROSCIUTTO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F. Move the rack to the middle position.
• Add the prosciutto in a single layer to a baking sheet that's been covered with parchment paper. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until it's crispy but not burned.
• Meanwhile, whisk the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and add the salad greens, chives, and tomatoes to a large bowl.
• Once the prosciutto is done, let it cool for a few minutes then break it into desired size pieces. Toss the salad with the dressing and sprinkle the prosciutto on top.

CAPRESE SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO AND FRIED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Mix the flour with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the artichoke hearts and toss. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the artichoke hearts and fry until golden brown and crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Remove the skillet from the heat and reserve the frying oil.
• Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper. Divide the mozzarella, tomatoes, prosciutto and fried artichokes among plates. Top with the basil and olives and drizzle with some of the reserved frying oil.

FRUIT AND GORGONZOLA SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Cut or tear the prosciutto into bite-size pieces. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat; add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the prosciutto in a single layer (you may need to do this in two batches); cook, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 1 minute per side. Drain on a paper-towel-lined plate.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk the vinegar, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste into the oil to make a smooth dressing. Add the peaches, plums and red onion to the skillet; toss to coat and wilt the onion slightly. Transfer the mixture to a large serving bowl.
• Add the greens and half of the gorgonzola to the bowl; toss to coat with the dressing. Divide the salad among plates; top with the crisp prosciutto and the remaining gorgonzola. Serve with the bread.

GRUYERE AND CHEDDAR FRICO WITH ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss together both cheeses and the flour. Heat a large nonstick skillet over a low to medium flame and sprinkle 1 1/2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture onto the pan to form a 4-inch circle. Sprinkle some thyme over the cheese and cook until the cheese is somewhat melted but not firm. Using a spatula, turn the cheese over and cook until firm and golden.
• Transfer the frico to a paper towel, then quickly drape over a large rolling pin until completely cooled, to form a shell shape.
• To serve, remove from pin and top each frico with arugula salad.
• In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, shallots, mustard, and honey. Whisk in the olive oil and add salt and pepper, to taste. Lightly dress arugula leaves with the vinaigrette.

FRICO CALDO WITH PROSCIUTTO AND GARDEN SALAD

Steps:

• Make pickled shallots
• In small container, combine shallots and vinegar. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Make cilantro vinaigrette
• In small bowl, whisk together vinegar, shallot, cilantro, and salt. Slowly whisk in oil. Set aside (vinaigrette can be made ahead and refrigerated, covered, up to 24 hours).
• Make pesto-pickled shallot vinaigrette
• In fine-mesh sieve, drain pickled shallots, discarding liquid. Transfer shallots to medium bowl and whisk in pesto, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Slowly whisk in grapeseed oil, then olive oil. Set aside.
• Make frico caldo
• In heavy 4-quart pot, combine potatoes with enough cold salted water to cover by 2 inches. Cover, set over high heat, and bring to boil, then reduce heat to moderate and simmer until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
• In heavy small skillet over moderate heat, melt butter. Add onions and sauté until soft, about 4 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Using large wooden spoon, break up potatoes into roughly 1/4-inch pieces and add to onion. Add cheese, salt, and nutmeg and stir until just combined.
• In heavy 10-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, heat oil until hot but not smoking. Add potato mixture and flatten into 1/2-inch-thick, 7-inch-wide cake, rounding edges with spatula. Cook, without moving, until underside is browned, about 8 minutes. Invert large plate over skillet and flip frico onto plate. Slide frico back into skillet, uncooked side down, and cook until underside is golden brown, about 5 minutes more. Slide onto large plate and cut into 8 wedges.
• Assemble and serve
• In large bowl, toss romaine with pesto vinaigrette. Arrange 1 wedge frico on each of 8 medium plates. Top each with 2 slices prosciutto and drizzle with cilantro vinaigrette. Arrange 1 cup romaine alongside each wedge. Serve immediately.

PROSCIUTTO AND MANGO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine cubed mangoes and vinaigrette in a small bowl and set aside.
• Arrange torn arugula on 4 salad plates.
• Sprinkle with prosciutto and drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil each.
• Top with mango mixture to serve.