Prosciutto Options

I've told you of my love affair with Parmesan cheese. Another staple of my pantry/refrigerator is prosciutto di parma (or its Spanish cousin Jamon de Serrano). Here are some simple ways to use it and savor its wonderful salty richness.

• Spread a cracker or toasted baguette slice with goat cheese or herbed cream cheese and top with a slice of prosciutto.


• Of course you can wrap the traditional melon or asparagus with prosciutto, but why not a crunchy breadstick?


• Add prosciutto to your mozzarella tomato crostini.


• Or crisp in the oven for twenty minutes and crumble over salad or your favorite pasta.


• Of course you can always use it in a recipe like this.