Easy cool food: Roasted butternut and Parma ham salad
January 25, 2012 in salads
We’ve been eating alot of salads over the last few weeks. With this hot weather we’ve been having, the last thing you feel like is a rich meal. I find myself craving things like crunchy iceberg lettuce with caesar dressing, room temperature spaghetti with grassy olive oil and fresh lemon or another big love of my life, crispy Cos with parmesan shavings and toasted pinenuts. I could easily not eat meat during these hot months but I do have to keep the hubby happy and throw in some “vleis” every now and then.
This roasted butternut and Parma ham salad is one of our all time favourites at home. Sweet roasted butternut, salty parma ham, creamy Danish-style feta and nutty parmesan all enjoyed tossed with Cos.
Serves: 2-4
500 g cubed butternut
2 cloves garlic, chopped and a drizzle of olive oil
12 slices of Parma ham, prosciutto or presunto
2 sticks of danish-style feta, crumbled
Parmesan shavings
1 Cos lettuce, roughly torn up
To serve: Parmesan infused olive oil and balsamic reduction
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celcius.
Place the butternut onto a baking tray with the garlic and a drizzle of olive oil. Season and roast for +- 30 minutes.
When the cooked butternut has cooled to room temperature, arrange onto a platter with the remaining ingredients. Drizzle with infused olive and reduction when ready to serve.
Enjoy the rest of your week peeps and keep cool 
C xx
