Caramelized Pears With Prosciutto And Balsamic Syrup
From luisascatering 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Easy, impressive and delicious salad, "pearfect" for pear season! Made this at a friend's home for dinner last night and even converted a non-blue cheese eater! :-)
Ingredients
- 3 cups balsamic vinegar (good quality aged) shopping list
- 6 ripe cooking pears, such as Bosc shopping list
- 1 fresh lemon, cut in half shopping list
- kosher salt & Freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter shopping list
- 24 slices of prosciutto d Parma (about 1/2 pound) shopping list
- 4 cups organic arugula, cleaned shopping list
- 3 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 6 ounces gorgonzola cheese (Mountain gorgonzola is my favorite but gorgonzola Dolce would be great as well) shopping list
How to make it
- Peel each pear, discarding the skin. Slice each pear into quarters and remove the core. Then slice each quarter in 2 (you should have 48 pieces). **While you are cutting the pears, place in a mixing bowl and toss with a squeeze of the fresh lemon juice. Season the pears with salt and black pepper. Add the sugar and toss well, coating each piece completely. In a large stainless steel pan, over medium-high heat, melt the butter. When the butter is hot, add the pears, sliced side down, cook until the pears start to caramelize, about 2 to 3 minutes, flip over and caramelize the other side. Remove the pears from the stove. Toss the arugula with olive oil salt and pepper.
- In a medium-saucepan, over medium heat, add the balsamic vinegar. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer until the liquid reduces by 3/4, about 30 minutes or until syrup-like consistency. Remove from the heat and cool completely (yields about 1/4 cup).
- To serve, place a small mound of dressed arugula in the center of each plate. Place 2 pear slices on each slice of prosciutto and roll prosciutto around the pears. Place 2 or 3 prosciutto and pear bundles on/around each mound of arugula. Crumble the cheese over the pears or cut into long triangles. Drizzle each plate with some of the balsamic syrup.
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I love pears - a super recipe. Thanks for sharing :)
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