Shavings Of Country Ham With Parmesan, Pears And Pine Nuts

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (1/2 lb) package parmesan cheese
• 12 slices good country ham, think slices,cut into wide ribbons
• 1 ripe pear, halved and cored (unpeeled)
• 1 bunch baby arugula, washed and stemmed (rocket)
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• cracked black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 using a vegetable peeler or cheese slicer, shave the parmesan cheese into"ribbons".
• 2 intertwine a few ribbons of cheese andham on each of 6 chilled plates to form a small, fluffy mound.
• 3 using a mandoline or sharp knife, slice the pear as thinly as possible.
• 4 add a few pear slices to each mound of cheese and ham.
• 5 over each plate, toss a few leaves of baby arugula, sprinkle with pine nuts and drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil.
• 6 garnish with cracked black pepper.
• 7 looks and tastes like you slaved all day; who knew it could be so easy!