Lonza And Fig Salad Recipe

Ingredients

For the salad

8 oz. shaved Lonza

4 oz. shaved Montasio cheese

(use vegetable peeler to make shards)

4 whole ripe figs cut into quarters and lightly dusted with sugar

4 cups Arugula

2 oz. toasted pine nuts

Dressing

1 whole roasted shallot

8 oz. extra virgin olive oil

4 oz. apple cider vinegar

1 tbsp. honey

salt and pepper toaste

1 granny smith apple peeled and cored

Lonza is a Italian cured pork loin and Montasio cheese both can be found at local gourmet shops

Preparation

Make the vinaigerette

Roasted shallot in oven for 10 mins or untill soft.

In a food processor place shallot, cider vinager, and turn on low add olive oil and honey and emulsify add salt and peper to taste.

Take granny smith apple core and peel the cut in to a small dice add to vinaigerette set aside.

For the salad

In a bowl add arugula and drizzle with vinaigerette toss well on four salad plate place equal amonts of arugula then add lonza figs, pine nuts and cheese.