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Elevate Your Holiday Meal With This Crostini Recipe
Here’s a great way to make holiday en- tertaining easier and more fun for every- one: Ham it up. Not with just any ham, however. Stock up on Prosciutto di Par- ma. Prosciutto di Parma is an excellent item to keep in your fridge during the holidays because it offers a variety of ways to elevate any meal, from your main dish to festive appetizers or straight out of the package to the plate for a last-minute charcuterie board.
Prosciutto, which means “ham” in Ital-
ian, is aged by a special dry-curing pro-
cess. Discriminating palates are partial to
the delicate, savory flavor of Prosciutto
di Parma. It can be produced only from specially bred pigs in the countryside sur- rounding the city of Parma, Italy. In Par-
ma, the art of making prosciutto is passed
on from generation to generation and the methods used thousands of years ago have remained consistent. So has the guaran-
tee of the Parma Crown, fire-branded on every leg, and visible on every presliced package, so that you know it’s a 100 percent natural product made with no additives or preservatives, just sea salt, air and time.
One great way to serve it is in this elegant, fla- vorful appetizer.
Prosciutto di Parma Cranberry Crostini 1⁄3 cup cranberry compote (recipe below)
1 18-inch baguette
1⁄4 lb melting cheese such as white cheddar,
grated
10 slices Prosciutto di Parma Extra virgin olive oil, as needed
Cranberry compote
12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries 3 Tbsp butter
6 Tbsp light brown sugar
6 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp grated orange rind
1⁄4 tsp ground cinnamon
1⁄8 tsp salt
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Improve your holiday dinner with dishes made with the rich flavor of authentic Prosciutto di Parma such as these Cranberry Crostini.
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