Dina's Recipe
Parmesan Cheese Baskets
Ingredients:
For four baskets
| - | 240g Grated Parmesan Cheese (Parmigiano Reggiano DOP) |
| - | 2 Fuji Apples |
| - | 80g Long Radicchio |
| - | 50g Fresh Baby Spinach |
| - | 15g Extra-Virgin Olive Oil |
| - | Salt |
For the Balsamic Vinegar Glaze
| - | 50g Balsamic Vinegar |
| - | 20g Sugar Cane |
Method
For your Parmesan baskets with crunchy apple salad, start by preparing the glaze.
| 1 | Place the balsamic vinegar and cane sugar in a small saucepan and let it reduce over a medium heat for a few minutes. |
| 2 | Transfer the reduction into a bottle and put it in the fridge to harden for at least half an hour: by cooling down it will thicken and acquire the consistency of a glaze.
Then, proceed with the preparation of the baskets. |
| 3 | Brush a frying pan of 16-18 cm diameter with a little butter (if you have a good non-stick pan you can skip this step, but it will help to make the baskets shinier). |
| 4 | Heat it slightly and pour in a quarter of the Parmesan included in the recipe (60g) |
| 5 | Evenly spread the Parmesan in the pan, using a spatula. Then let the cheese melt, over a medium flame, until it starts making bubbles and takes on a light color. |
| 6 | Remove the pan from the heat and let the cheese set for a minute. |
| 7 | With the help of a spatula, gently remove the Parmesan wafer from the pan, (which will still be quite soft) and place it with a quick movement over an upturned small bowl, which you have previously placed on a sheet of paper towel or on a plate. Allow the basket cool down completely. |
| 8 | Proceed in the same way with the remaining three baskets. |
| 9 | When all the baskets are finished, wash the radicchio and cut it into julienne strips. Put it in a small bowl and season with some oil and salt. |
| 10 | Wash the apples, cut them in half and remove the core. Then cut the apples into thin slices.
Now it is time to compose the dishes. |
| 11 | Place each basket in a saucer and arrange the apple slices on 2/3 of the basket. Then place the spinach and radicchio. Add 3 more slices of apple on top of the remaining part of the circle. Finally garnish with a drizzle of cold balsamic vinegar glaze. |
Your Parmesan baskets with crispy apple salad are ready! Buon Appetito!
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