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Healthy Holiday Hors d’Oeuvres Idea- Prosciutto Cup with Arugula Salad, Blue Cheese Mousse, Gin Poached Pear and White Truffles

This healthy blue cheese mousse prosciutto cup recipe is the perfect balance of decadence and nutrition. They will easily become a crowd favourite at any holiday spread.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 48 Pieces
Calories 280kcal
Author Abbey Sharp

Ingredients

Prosciutto Cups

  • 24 slices prosciutto thinly sliced

Salad

Blue Cheese Mousse

  • 1/2 cup soft blue cheese
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp reduced fat cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup plain 0% Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp 1 or 2 % milk

Pears and Garnish

  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp white sugar
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp water
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp Ungava gin
  • 5 pears peeled, cored and balled with a melon baller
  • Cinnamon Spiced nuts crushed (recipe link in the writing above)
  • White truffle or good quality truffle oil

Instructions

Prosciutto Cups

  • Preheat oven to 375 F.
  • Cut the prosciutto slices in half. Place one slice half (overlapping any tears) in each mini muffin tin hole (you will get 48). Bake until the fat turns golden brown, about 7-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel to drain and cool completely. This can be done a day in advance and kept in the muffin tins covered in plastic wrap in the fridge.

Salad

  • Mix together the lemon juice, oil, gin, honey and a pinch each of salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Toss with the arugula and set aside.

Blue Cheese Mousse

  • Puree the cheeses, yogurt and milk in a food processor until smooth and transfer to a piping bag.

Pears and Garnish

  • Put the sugar, water and gin in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes.
  • Add in the pear balls and cook on medium low heat for about 6-7 minutes, until tender but still holding their shape.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool in the gin syrup.

Assembly

  • Put a tiny bed of arugula salad into each prosciutto cup. Pipe in a little rosette of blue cheese mousse. Top with a pear ball, a sprinkle of the spiced nuts and a shaving of truffle (using a rasp).

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal