The hearty salad with prosciutto rolls, spreadable cheese and chickpeas is a fresh and very tasty dish — a perfect recipe for hot summer days, to serve as a second course or, as I do, as a main dish. It’s one of those simple but complete preparations that come together quickly and please everyone.
The prosciutto rolls filled with spreadable cheese make this salad creamy and indulgent, creating a nice contrast with the crunch of the fresh vegetables. The chickpeas add substance and make the dish more nutritious, perfect when you don’t feel like cooking but still want something good and satisfying.
You can customize the salad based on what you have at home: lettuce, arugula, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, or even a few olives to add more flavor.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Cooking time: 8 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer, Spring, Summer and Autumn
Ingredients for the Hearty Salad with Prosciutto Rolls
- 6 slices prosciutto (cured ham)
- 3 cups canned chickpeas
- 1 1/3 cups spreadable cheese (cream cheese or similar)
- 1 lettuce (large or 2 small)
- 1 onion
- 1 glass white wine (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 tsp honey
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- to taste basil
- to taste salt
Preparation HEARTHY SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO ROLLS
Peel the onion and slice it thinly.
Heat 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and the butter in a frying pan, add the onion and sauté gently, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon; add some torn basil leaves, season with salt and add the wine in which you have first dissolved the honey.
Let the wine evaporate for a few moments, stirring constantly, then turn off the heat and add another 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Mix well and let this dressing cool slightly — it will be used to dress the salad.
Cut each slice of prosciutto in half horizontally (you will obtain square pieces) and place them on a cutting board. Using a teaspoon, distribute the spreadable cheese over the prosciutto slices and roll each slice into a little roll.
Wash and dry the lettuce, tear it into pieces and put it in a large bowl, then add the drained chickpeas.
Dress the salad with half of the dressing you prepared; if needed, adjust the salt and mix everything gently. Arrange the prosciutto rolls on top and drizzle them with the remaining dressing.
Your hearty salad with prosciutto rolls is ready to be served.
Notes
If you are looking for summer one-dish meals you might also be interested in the Lentil Salad with Bresaola and Parmesan or the Greek-style Rice Salad or the Potato and Green Bean Salad with Eggs.
