Baked Mozzarella Wrapped iIn Prosciutto
Recipe: #15063
October 23, 2014
Categories: Cheese, Mozzarella, Appetizers, Christmas, New Years, Oven Bake, Gluten-Free, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, more
"I have had a similar recipe in a restaurant and enjoyed so when I saw this in recipe+ I thought I would post."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (183.2 g)
- Calories 452.4
- Total Fat - 38.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.7 g
- Cholesterol - 51.1 mg
- Sodium - 1008.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 4.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 0.2 g
- Protein - 22.2 g
- Calcium - 474.7 mg
- Iron - 2.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 25.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced.
Step 2
For each mozzarella, lay 2 slices of prosciutto on a flat surface side by side slightly overlapping and top with a basil leaf and a few slices of garlic (reserve a few slices to make dressing) and then top with mozzarella, wrap prosciutto to enclose and secure with a toothpick.
Step 3
Season with pepper and place on a baking tray and bake for 3 to 4 minutes or until mozzarella soften slightly and remove from oven and cool slightly and then remove toothpicks.
Step 4
Meanwhile, blend extra basil and reserved garlic in a food processor until finely chopped with a motor running, gradually add oil and process until smooth and season with salt.
Step 5
Spoon basil sauce onto serving plates and top with mozzarella parcels.
Tips
No special items needed.