prep: 25 minutes
cook: none
cool: none
Cooking is always most enjoyable when I feel like I am tapping in to some creative outlet—when food becomes an art form of its own, not just a necessity for our survival. If you were to deconstruct this recipe, you’d see that it’s made up of only a few really basic foods. But when you put them together, they create a taste so delicious it makes you wonder if there’s some magic ingredient holding it all together.
2 large Honeycrisp apples or 3 sweet apples, such as Gala, unpeeled and cored
2 cups loosely packed baby or standard arugula
8 ounces sharp white Cheddar cheese, cut into twenty 3 × 1-inch slices
Two 3-ounce packages thinly sliced prosciutto, torn into strips
¼ cup balsamic glaze
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. Cut the apples into a total of 20 wedges (10 wedges per large apple or 6 to 7 per smaller apple).
2. Layer a few arugula leaves on an apple wedge, then top with a Cheddar slice. Wrap the stack with a strip of prosciutto and place on a platter. Repeat to make the rest of the wrapped apples.
3. Drizzle the wrapped apples with the balsamic glaze and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
Makes 6 to 8 servings