Volpi Prosciutto and Arugula Tartine
The beauty of a prosciutto and arugula tartine (just a fancy, classic name for an open-faced sandwich) is that it showcases beautiful ingredients in a carefully constructed manner, like artwork. It’s meant to be seen, to be admired, and then devoured.
Ingredients
- 9 ounces cherry tomatoes halved
- Olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 small cloves garlic smashed
- 4 small sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 small sprig fresh rosemary
- 8 ounces fresh ricotta
- 1 lemon
- 2½ cups baby arugula
- 8 slices Volpi prosciutto
- Four ½- to ¾-inch-thick slices sourdough boule
Instructions
- ►Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- ►Gently toss the tomatoes with a good drizzle of olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and scatter the garlic, thyme and rosemary over the tomatoes. Roast until the tomatoes begin to slump and let off their juices, about 25 minutes. Discard the herb sprigs. Mash the garlic and add to a large bowl. Carefully remove the tomatoes to a plate and scrape the flavored oil into the large bowl.
- ►Mix the ricotta with 1 teaspoon of lemon zest and a pinch of salt in a small bowl.
- ►Add 1 tablespoon oil and the juice of half the lemon (about 1½ tablespoons) to the large bowl. Toss the arugula with the dressing. Season with salt and pepper.
- ►Lightly toast the bread. For each tartine, spread a quarter of the ricotta and drape 2 slices of Volpi prosciutto on top. Top with arugula and roasted tomatoes. Season with salt to taste.
Volpi Foods
Volpi Foods is a specialty foods producer of fine charcuterie based in America’s heartland. Volpi focuses exclusively on slow aged dry-cured meats, allowing nature to perfect each flavor in the decades-old family recipes. There are no shortcuts or artificial processes.
