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Prosciutto, Goat Cheese & Fig Salad

A simple yet elegant salad with wonderful flavors.  I love to eat it as a meal with crusty Italian bread and a glass of wine.  

Course Salad
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword fig dressing, goat cheese, Prosciutto
Author The Tiny Fairy

Ingredients

  • 6 thin slices prosciutto
  • 3 goat cheese rounds, 1/2 inch thick
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • olive oil or butter for sauteing
  • baby mixed greens
  • sugar coated pecans, optional
  • Fig salad dressing, recipe below

Instructions

  1. Use this single serving recipe as a guide.  If you prefer more or less ham or goat cheese, adjust the recipe accordingly.   Recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.

  2. Use dental floss to cut the goat cheese into 1/2 inch rounds.   Coat the rounds in the egg and then in the Panko bread crumbs.  Set aside and store in the refrigerator until you're ready to saute them.  

  3. Have your deli cut the prosciutto ham in thin slices.

    Note: Request plastic liner between the slices so they don't stick together.  

  4. Wash and dry your greens and place in the refrigerator until you're ready to assemble.

  5. Fig Salad Dressing: 
       2 Tablespoons fig jam
       1 Tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
       1 Tablespoon of country Dijon mustard 
       1/2 teaspoon of Kosher salt
       Olive oil  (1/3 to 1/2 cup, depending on desired consistency)

    This is an estimate since I don't measure when making this.  Whisk the first 4 ingredients in a Pyrex glass measuring cup.   Continue whisking and slowly drizzle the olive oil until the dressing attains the desired consistency.   Taste and reseason as needed.   

    Note:  Leave at room temperature so the olive oil doesn't solidify.  

  6. Over medium heat, coat the bottom of a skillet with olive oil or butter.   Saute the goat cheese rounds on both sides until lightly golden.  Set aside on paper towel to drain any excess oil.  

  7. Assembly: 

    Dress the greens with a little fig dressing.  Place a mound of greens in the center of the plate.   Nestle prosciutto ham slices in three spots around the greens and do the same with three rounds of breaded goat cheese.   Drizzle a little fig dressing over the ham and goat cheese.  

    Optional:  Add a few pieces of candied pecans, if desired.  

  8. Serve and enjoy immediately.