Crispy Prosciutto Salad

This Crispy Prosciutto Salad is an easy, refreshing side dish you can make year-round!

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It’s made with crunchy gem lettuce, apples, cucumber, pomegranate seeds, crumbled crispy prosciutto, a minty olive oil vinaigrette, and a creamy garlic dip. The double dip ensures loads of flavor in every bite.

Serve this colorful salad as a vibrant main or side dish. Enjoy it on its own for lunch, stuff it into wraps, or eat it as a healthy snack with tortilla chips.

Feel free to add any extra greens, avocado, parmesan cheese, blueberries, or chopped almonds.

For other family-friendly salads, check out my cottage cheese and tuna salad, halloumi and watermelon salad, and bacon pasta salad.

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Servings: 4 people

Crispy Prosciutto Salad

Colorful prosciutto salad with cucumber, apples, pomegranate arils, gem lettuce, topped with a minty vinaigrette and a creamy garlic dressing.

Prep: 20 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 30 minutes mins

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Ingredients 

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Salad

• ▢ 2 gem lettuce
• ▢ 1 apple
• ▢ 1/2 cucumber
• ▢ 70 grams prosciutto
• ▢ 1/2 pomegranate

Vinaigrette

• ▢ 6 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• ▢ 1 tablespoon mint
• ▢ sea salt, to taste
• ▢ pepper, to taste

Garlic dressing

• ▢ 3 tablespoons sour cream, or creme fraiche
• ▢ 1/2 lime, juiced
• ▢ 1 clove garlic, minced
• ▢ 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• ▢ sea salt, to taste
• ▢ pepper, to taste

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Instructions 

Salad

• Spread the prosciutto slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in a hot oven (200°C / 392°F) for around 10 minutes until crispy.
• Remove from the oven.
• Allow to cool.
• Chop the gem lettuces, cucumber, and apples and place these in a large bowl or platter.
• Top with pomegranate seeds (save a small handful for the final presentation) and roughly chopped prosciutto.

Mint vinaigrette

• Mix olive oil, white wine vinegar, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup.
• Add fresh chopped mint (or basil), sea salt, and pepper to taste.
• Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss to mix.

Garlic dressing

• Mix sour cream, lime juice, minced garlic, one teaspoon of maple syrup, sea salt, and pepper to make the cream dressing.
• Drizzle the dressing over the salad.

Serving

• Decorate with fresh mint leaves and a few extra pomegranate seeds.

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Nutrition

Calories: 360kcal, Carbohydrates: 21g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 30g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 19g, Trans Fat: 0.02g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Sodium: 124mg, Potassium: 299mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 15g, Vitamin A: 1391IU, Vitamin C: 11mg, Calcium: 41mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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