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Zan suggested that we stay in and cook for a date night this past Friday. At first, I nixed that idea and suggested we try to get into Rose's Luxury - the restaurant de jour in DC. By Thursday night, we were both worn out from the week and the thought of making our way across town, joining a 2-3 hour long waiting list (for real) and sipping drinks at a bar until we got a table seemed daunting, at best. I circled back to his original idea to stay in, offered to cook, and asked him politely to bring at least one bottle of bubbles from his wine fridge because, you know, it's a day that ends in a "y." And - if you ask me, every Friday should be celebrated with the sound of a pop and fizz.
I came across this unbelievably simple recipe for prosciutto wrapped mozzarella a few months ago. It got buried on my Pinterest board, and I am kicking myself because I could have been enjoying this incredible appetizer/lunch/breakfast/any meal/every meal for months. But at least now I've righted my wrong, right? This is the easiest appetizer I've ever made. It requires two ingredients, an oven, a frying pan, and enough will power not to devour the entire ball in one sitting. Alone.
Fortunately, I had Zan to help me.
ingredients
fresh mozzarella ball
4-6 slices of prosciutto (i say get the real, imported stuff - go big or go home!)
steps
warm up your oven to 350 degrees
use paper towels to dry off the mozzarella ball as best you can. don't worry - they don't stick!
wrap the ball in the prosciutto. it'll stick on its own.
sear the ball on both sides for 1 minute on each in a small frying pan over medium heat
set the ball on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. keep an eye on it - when it starts to melt on the sides, it's close to done. much longer, and it will become a melted mess (but that's delicious, too)
i drizzed olive oil on small italian bread slices and toasted them on the same baking sheet
we useda knife our fingers to cut tear off chunks of the ball onto our bread
it pairs delightfully well with bubbles, just saying!
enjoy!
Zan suggested that we stay in and cook for a date night this past Friday. At first, I nixed that idea and suggested we try to get into Rose's Luxury - the restaurant de jour in DC. By Thursday night, we were both worn out from the week and the thought of making our way across town, joining a 2-3 hour long waiting list (for real) and sipping drinks at a bar until we got a table seemed daunting, at best. I circled back to his original idea to stay in, offered to cook, and asked him politely to bring at least one bottle of bubbles from his wine fridge because, you know, it's a day that ends in a "y." And - if you ask me, every Friday should be celebrated with the sound of a pop and fizz.
I came across this unbelievably simple recipe for prosciutto wrapped mozzarella a few months ago. It got buried on my Pinterest board, and I am kicking myself because I could have been enjoying this incredible appetizer/lunch/breakfast/any meal/every meal for months. But at least now I've righted my wrong, right? This is the easiest appetizer I've ever made. It requires two ingredients, an oven, a frying pan, and enough will power not to devour the entire ball in one sitting. Alone.
Fortunately, I had Zan to help me.
ingredients
fresh mozzarella ball
4-6 slices of prosciutto (i say get the real, imported stuff - go big or go home!)
steps
warm up your oven to 350 degrees
use paper towels to dry off the mozzarella ball as best you can. don't worry - they don't stick!
wrap the ball in the prosciutto. it'll stick on its own.
sear the ball on both sides for 1 minute on each in a small frying pan over medium heat
set the ball on a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. keep an eye on it - when it starts to melt on the sides, it's close to done. much longer, and it will become a melted mess (but that's delicious, too)
i drizzed olive oil on small italian bread slices and toasted them on the same baking sheet
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it pairs delightfully well with bubbles, just saying!
enjoy!
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