Prosciutto Wrapped Broccolini With Basil Crisps

Prosciutto Wrapped Broccolini With Basil Crisps

  Ready in : 45 mins

Prosciutto Wrapped Broccolini With Basil Crisps might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 146g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 971 calories. This gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal recipe serves 4 and costs $7.67 per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 8 would say it hit the spot. If you have salt and pepper, olive oil, your preferred cured meat, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Overall, this recipe earns an excellent spoonacular score of 87%.

Ingredients

broccolini

broccolini

1 bunch

basil

basil

1 bunch

your preferred cured meat

your preferred cured meat

12

balsamic vinegar

balsamic vinegar

1 cup

olive oil

olive oil

4 servings

salt and pepper

salt and pepper

4 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Prepare an ice bath. Trim the bottom tip off the broccolini. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.

    broccolini

    broccolini

    water

    water

    ice

    ice

    pot
    pot
  2. 2
    Add a generous amount of salt. Blanch the broccolini for 30 seconds, remove, then submerge into the ice bath. When the broccolini is fully cooled, drain and pat dry with a kitchen towel.

    broccolini

    broccolini

    salt

    salt

    ice

    ice

    kitchen towels
    kitchen towels
  3. 3
    Reduce the balsamic vinegar over medium heat until it becomes 1/4 cup of sticky syrup. Set aside.

    balsamic vinegar

    balsamic vinegar

  4. 4
    Drop a small handful of basil leaves into the oil. Shield yourself from potential splatter. It only takes one second for the leaves to pop. Immediately fish them from the oil with a strainer and place onto a towel-lined plate. The leaves should become crisp and translucent, but not darkened or it will be bitter.

    fresh basil

    fresh basil

    fish

    fish

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    sieve
    sieve
  5. 5
    Heat up the grill and coat generously with olive oil. Grill the broccolini until slightly charred and softened. Season with salt and pepper.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    broccolini

    broccolini

    olive oil

    olive oil

    grill
    grill
  6. 6
    Wrap the broccolini with prosciutto.

    broccolini

    broccolini

    prosciutto

    prosciutto

    wrap

    wrap

  7. 7
    Place onto serving platter, drizzle with some extra virgin olive oil and the balsamic reduction.

    extra virgin olive oil

    extra virgin olive oil

  8. 8
    Garnish with basil crisps when ready to serve.

    basil

    basil