Prep Time: 30 min.
This Crispy Prosciutto Salad is an easy, refreshing side dish!
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, halloumi and watermelon, and bacon pasta salad ideas.
Ingredients
- 2 gem lettuces
- 2 small apples
- half a cucumber
- 70 grams prosciutto
- half a pomegranate
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon mint
- 3 tablespoons sour cream (or creme fraiche)
- juice from half a lime
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- sea salt
- pepper
Instructions
1. 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.
2. Remove from the oven.
3. Allow to cool.
4. Chop the gem lettuces, cucumber, and apples and place these in a large bowl or platter.
5. Top with pomegranate seeds (save a small handful for the final presentation) and roughly chopped prosciutto.
6. To make the vinaigrette, mix olive oil, white wine vinegar, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup.
7. Add fresh chopped mint (or basil), sea salt, and pepper to taste.
8. Pour the dressing over the salad. Toss to mix.
9. Mix sour cream, lime juice, minced garlic, one teaspoon of maple syrup, sea salt, and pepper to make the cream dressing.
10. Drizzle the dressing over the salad.
11. Decorate with fresh mint leaves and a few extra pomegranate seeds.
12. Serve.
