Warm Spinach Salad with Prosciutto

A Warm Spinach Basil Salad on a plate with pine nuts and frizzled prosciutto.

This salad brings together the classic flavours of pesto; basil, garlic, pine nuts and Parmesan cheese. Like so many homemade salads, it's naturally gluten free.

Course Salad

Cuisine American, Canadian

Keyword easy spinach salad recipe, spinach salad with prosciutto, warm spinach basil salad

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 14

Servings people

Calories 522kcal

Author Cinde Little

Ingredients

6 cups fresh spinach
2 cups fresh basil leaves cut in half if large
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup pine nuts
4 oz prosciutto cut in strips
freshly ground pepper
⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Combine spinach and basil together in a large bowl.
Heat oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and pine nuts, sauté 1-2 minutes until the nuts begin to brown.
Add the prosciutto and cook, stirring, for another minute.
Pour warm dressing over spinach mixture and toss.
Top with lots of freshly grated Parmesan cheese and black pepper.

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