i woke up this morning realizing my friend, debbie, had experienced her 40-something-th birthday yesterday! yes, i text her a birthday wish, but she needed food and festivities! i decided to throw her an impromptu and small celebration. text a few of her closest friends and was on my way. called my favorite bakery (sweet surrender) for a cake and candles....ran to t.joes to pick up a few items and arrived home at 12:30pm. i'm a very last minute person.....i had a short amount of time... this party was starting at 1:30. i'm not so sure it's fair to tell you about one of the dishes i 'made' for our small gathering....it really wasn't going to be 'lunch' but we needed something savory to go with our chocolate cake! not fair to tell you because there was some slight cooking! minimal! this is still a 'no cooking blog'!!!!!
here's what we had... and you need to make it!
burrata (it's creamy mozzarella... you could use mozzarella)
proscuitto (very thinly sliced ham....at any market)
green beans (here's where the cooking comes in....you need to cook them for 4 minutes in a small amount of salted water, then drain)
hazelnuts, chopped
olive oil
salt and pepper
wrap the burrata with one piece of proscuitto. place in the middle of a dinner plate. place the cooked green beans on top....almost like a tee-pee....or pick up sticks..nothing too 'perfect'. sprinkle the hazelnuts over the top, then drizzle with (good-quality) olive oil and garnish with salt and pepper. tasty tasty! it's a salad. a starter. an accompaniment to your meal. lunch!
simple and fresh.
eat up,
d
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