Showing posts with label salad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label salad. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Food For You: Pear Prosciutto Havarti Cheese Pizza


Another food post already! But seriously, when I saw this pizza on tablespoon.com, it was exactly what I was craving and it needed to be in my tummy by dinner. I just so happened to be going grocery shopping and picked up the ingredients. As you can probably tell already, I LOVE fruit and cheese...sweet, salty YUMMM. And again, it's super simple to make. I made a few minor changes from the original recipe, here.


Ingredients:

- Cookie sheet
- Your choice of pizza crust (I wanted it to be quick so I bought a tube, but if your ambitious, make your own!)
- 1 package of Havarti Cheese
- 1 package of Prosciutto
- 1 medium red pear
- 1 medium green pear (Don't worry if the pears aren't completely ripe because their going to cook in the oven)
- Mixed greens or arugula, which is what the original recipe calls for
- Butter flavored cooking spray, olive oil, pepper and optional vinaigrette (not pictured)

OK so, first, preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Then, Lightly spray your sheet with butter flavored cooking spray and roll your pizza dough evenly on to the sheet.


Now, place your sliced Havarti cheese on the dough, leaving a little room on the outside for a crust.


Next, spread the prosciutto on top of the cheese.


Slice your pears thinly and spread evenly around the pizza. In my case, I only did half
because my boyfriend despises cooked fruit, weirdo.



This is my own step, since I didn't want to use arugula, I compensated with some black pepper
because it tends to have a peppery taste to it.

Drizzle olive oil on the edges to create a golden crust.


Pop it in the oven for about 15-17 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.


Once you see that the crust is a nice golden color you can take it out. Then let it cool before you cut it.


Lastly, cut a rectangle slice, top it with your greens and an optional drizzle of raspberry vinaigrette
and CHOW DOWN! A delicious, somewhat healthy, pizza. Play with the ingredients
and try other kinds of fruit and cheese and let me know what you think!


All Photos by Myself


Sunday, January 8, 2012

Food For You

After much consideration, I've decided to include food into my blog! I have many other passions besides fashion and food is definitely one of them. Mostly, I like to bake everything and anything, but coming up with unique recipes is my favorite part about cooking. So, here for you, is my first food post! This is my absolute favorite salad in the whole wide world, Apple Bleu Cheese Salad. I took different components from a couple recipes to make it super simple to throw together. So, here we go!
Photo: Me

Salad Ingredients:
- Approx. 6 cups of any type of greens you like (I usually use a basic mixed green)
- 1 cup of cubed sweet red apple, again, any type you like (I use Gala apples)
- 1 cup of Bleu Cheese crumbles
- Optional 1 cup of candied walnut halves (I like to add this sometimes for an extra sweet bite. Use store bought or candy them yourself!)

Dressing Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp of raspberry vinaigrette
- 1 Tbsp of olive oil
- 1 Tbsp of white vinegar

Toss all of the salad ingredients and dressing ingredients together. TADA! Told ya it was simple, enjoy!