Crunchy, tart, colorful, and fresh….these prosciutto wrapped apples are a perfect appetizer. The hidden blue cheese is a nice surprise when you take a bite. And they are great when you have to bring an appetizer to a host since they require no cooking.
You may need only 1 apple, depending on the size of your apple.
Squeeze a lemon into a medium size bowl. The lemon juice prevents the apple slice from turning brown.
Cut the apple on either side of the core.
Now cut the remaining skinny sides of the apple.
Now cut the skinny side in half. This will determine roughly the thickness of the remaining slices. It looks nicer to have them relatively the same thickness.
Now cut the ends off each side and discard. If you do not do this your slices will be too angled. Now cut the remaining middle section into slices.
Coat all the slices with the lemon juice.
Your ready to roll. If the prosciutto is difficult to separate into slices then freeze it for a few minutes and try again.
Lay down your prosciutto on a flat surface. If it tears then just lay down the pieces on the board like a puzzle. Lay the apple slices on the front end.
Place some blue cheese on each apple slice and kinda smoosh it into the apple slice.
Now place 4 or 5 slices of arugula on the apple, alternating directions. If the arugula has a long stem, break it off.
Wrap the apple like a burrito. You should finish with the end on the underside.
An appetizer that does not require a oven… that is a good thing!
APPLES WITH PROSCIUTTO,BLUE CHEESE & ARUGULA RECIPE
Serves: 4 people (makes 15 appetizers)
Prep Time: 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
juice of 1 lemon
1-2 apples ( Fuji, Honeycrisp, or Pink Lady)
15 slices prosciutto
blue cheese, 6 ounces
arugula, 1 1/2 cups
PREPARATION
Juice a lemon and place juice in a medium bowl.
Slice an apple into 3/8” -1/2” slices, see photos above.
Put apple slices into lemon juice and toss thoroughly.
Lay out 5 slices of prosciutto on a flat surface. If the prosciutto is difficult to separate freeze for 5 minutes and try again.
Lay a apple slice on the front end of each prosciutto slice.
Lay a layer of blue cheese and smoosh into apple slice.
Lay 4-5 arugula sprigs on the apple, alternating directions. Snip off any long tails of the arugula.
Roll up like a burrito, place seam side down on serving platter.
Note: These can remain room temperature for a couple of hours. If you make them earlier in the day keep them covered in the fridge, and then pull them out to get to room temperature before serving.