This and all of our Italian recipes are from Dr. Daniela Morandi author of Il Bello Della ZONA, a Zone Italian cookbook.
12 Block Meal
Ingredients:
5 oz. bresaola* or prosciutto
6 oz. feta cheese crumbled
½ cup non-fat cream cheese
3 cups Belgian endive
1 cup carrots
3 cups cubed pineapple (rinsed/drained)
4 Tbsp. raisins
1 Tbsp. Zone Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Basil
Lemon juice
Juice of 1 lime
Salt
Instructions:
Soften raisins in cold water. Rinse and drain pineapple cubes; add the softened raisins, lime juice and let sit. Mince basil leaves and add to the cream cheese, add salt to taste and mix well. Chop the endive and carrots into thin strips, add feta. Spread the cheese mixture on each slice of bresaola* or prosciutto and place the vegetable and feta in the center of the filling. Roll and place on a serving platter. Dress with the oil and a bit of lemon juice. Serve with the pineapple.
*a type of dry-cured marinated beef