Apricots With Prosciutto Recipes

APRICOT-PROSCIUTTO PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over low heat. Add brown sugar, butter, garlic, pepper flakes, and salt; stir to combine and cook until bubbling and sugar has dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in apricots and cook until soft and plumped, about 5 minutes. Add rum; continue to cook and stir until liquid has reduced and a thick syrup has formed, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set compote aside to cool, about 15 minutes.
• Roll pastry on a floured surface into 2 equal rectangles. Transfer each rectangle onto a sheet of parchment paper. Spread cooled compote onto each rectangle and sprinkle with walnuts. Arrange prosciutto over top, covering compote completely. Roll up each rectangle like a jelly roll, sealing the edge with a dab of water, if needed. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Remove pastry rolls from the refrigerator and slice each into 18 slices. Place slices, cut-sides down, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is puffed and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn on the broiler.
• While pastries are cooling slightly, cut mozzarella into 18 slices. Top each pastry with a mozzarella round.
• Broil until cheese bubbles, about 2 minutes. Serve warm with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar over top.

BABY GREENS WITH SAUTEED APRICOTS, PROSCIUTTO, AND SHEEP'S CHEESE

Steps:

• Halve and pit the apricots and set aside.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of the olive oil into a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Saute the onions until lightly browned, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add the apricots to the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Heat the apricots just until their skins begin to soften, for no more than 2 to 3 minutes so the fruit keeps its shape. Add the herbs, 2 tablespoons of the balsamic vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the pan and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
• Meanwhile, prepare 4 (3 to 4-inch) ring molds by lining them with prosciutto slices. Each mold gets 4 slices of prosciutto, which you'll overlap so that the entire mold is covered but open with room for the apricot filling. Once you've draped prosciutto over all 4 molds, spoon in the apricot mixture, filling each mold to the top. Lift the prosciutto slices that are resting open over the mold's edge and drape the slices over the apricot filling, gently patting into place. When you unmold these, the prosciutto should completely encase the apricot filling. Set the filled molds aside while you dress the greens.
• In a small bowl, whisk the remaining olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper. Place the greens in a medium bowl, spoon on a little of the vinaigrette - just enough so each leaf is lightly coated - and gently toss. Divide the greens evenly between four individual salad plates. Unmold each prosciutto ring by turning it upside down and over the greens. Drizzle any remaining vinaigrette around the prosciutto ring and top the salad with the shaved sheep's cheese.

APRICOTS WITH PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Halve the apricots, remove the stones and then slice each half in two, so that you have 24 pieces.
• Wrap a small piece of proscuitto round each apricot quarter and serve.