A delicious twist on a classic, this easy peasy pizza recipe features pesto in place of the usual tomato sauce and is topped with a fabulous combination of Grana Padano, Prosciutto di San Daniele, pine nuts and rocket.
Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele
It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Italian food, so when I was asked to create a recipe using Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele and host a giveaway of their products, I jumped at the chance! (GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED)
Prosciutto di San Daniele and Grana Padano Cheese are produced in the north of Italy and are both carefully made using quality ingredients and according to traditional methods which have been handed down through the centuries. They are both recognised as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) products. This designation is reserved for products that come from a strictly defined geographical area and are produced using distinctive processing techniques steeped in the history and tradition of that place. A PDO logo guarantees high quality and authenticity.
As someone who is passionate about flavour and quality, I thoroughly enjoyed trying the Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele samples I was sent. The Prosciutto was just the right combination of sweet and salty with an amazing melt-in-the mouth texture. The cheese was incredibly flavoursome – similar in flavour and texture to Parmesan, but I would say it has a slightly more rounded, richer flavour than Parmesan and is a little less earthy. Both the Grana Padano and the Prosciutto di San Daniele would be perfect as part of a platter of antipasti, but they are also great ingredients to cook with.
I have a tray of Prosciutto di San Daniele and a block of Grana Padano, plus a lovely embossed Grana Padano cheese knife to give away to one of my wonderful readers – you can find details about how to enter the giveaway at the bottom of this post.
Pesto Pizza with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele
To be honest, it was hard not to just eat the samples up, they were so nice, but I had been asked to develop a recipe using them – so it was time to get my thinking cap on. I had so many lovely ideas – they would be incredible in a creamy pasta sauce or as part of a salad with rocket, and figs or pears, but the recipe I finally settled on was a pizza – but no ordinary pizza…
I really wanted to make these two wonderful ingredients the stars of my recipe, so decided that instead of using a normal tomato based sauce on the pizza, I would create a delicious homemade pesto, made using Grana Padano. On top of this, I simply added the Prosciutto di San Daniele and shavings of Grana Padano, plus some rocket and extra toasted pine nuts. The recipe may be simple but the flavours are out of this world! I so often find that it is the simple recipes that really allow the flavour of good quality ingredients to shine, and that is certainly the case here.
This recipe is actually incredibly simple, but if you want to make it even simpler, you could use a packet bread mix to make your bases and use a ready-made pesto, instead of making your own – though I do think the flavour of homemade pesto is far better than shop bought, and it really does only take 5 minutes to make your own! Plus you can easily make extra to have with pasta, making a super speedy weeknight supper later in the week.
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Pesto Pizza with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele
Ingredients
Pizza Bases
- 600 g strong white flour
- 7 g fast action dried yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil plus extra for greasing the trays
- 350 ml lukewarm water
Pesto
- 60 g bunch fresh basil
- 100 g pine nuts toasted
- 100 ml good quality olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves grated or crushed
- 100 g Grana Padano grated
Pizza toppings
- 100 g Prosciutto di San Daniele ripped into small strips
- 50 g rocket
- 50 g pine nuts toasted
- 100 g Grana Padano shavings
Instructions
Pizza Bases
- Combine the flour, yeast and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the water, plus 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and stir together.
- Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes.
- Return the dough to the bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave in a warm place for 45 minutes.
- Pre heat your oven to 220C and grease 4 pizza trays lightly using olive oil.
- After 45 minutes, knead the dough lightly to knock out the air, then divide into 4 and roll out to fit into your pizza trays. Cook the pizza bases for 10 minutes before adding your toppings – they should be light golden brown.
Pesto
- Lightly toast all your pine nuts in a large non-stick frying pan until golden brown – take care not to burn them.
- Place 100g of the pine nuts in a food processor and add all the basil, 2 garlic cloves and 100ml olive oil. Blitz to a smooth paste. Alternatively place all the ingredients in a jug or bowl and blitz with a hand blender until smooth.
- Stir in the grated cheese.
- When the pizza bases have cooked for 10 minutes, remove from the oven and spread over the homemade pesto.
Pizza Toppings
- Add the Prosciutto di San Daniele, and return to the oven for 3 minutes – do not allow the pesto or prosciutto to burn!!
- Remove the pizzas from the oven and top with rocket, Grana Padano and the remaining 50g of toasted pine nuts.
Notes
- In addition to preparation and cooking times you will also need to allow 45 minutes for proving the pizza dough.
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
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Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele Giveaway
Fancy winning some of this fantastic ham and cheese for yourself? I have a tray of Prosciutto di San Daniele and a block of Grana Padano, plus a lovely embossed Grana Padano cheese knife to give away to one of my wonderful readers.
All you have to do to enter is write a comment in the comments section at the bottom of this post and visit my Facebook page, then complete the Rafflecopter widget to say you’ve done it. If you want to, you can get extra bonus entries too! Just follow the instructions in the widget below.
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Once you’ve done this, the Rafflecopter will unlock all the other ways you can enter, but don’t worry – you don’t have to do them all (though I’ll love you forever if you do 🙂 and remember, the more entries you make, the more chance you have of winning!) When the competition closes, the little widget will work its magic and select a winning name at random. I will then contact the winner via email to arrange for the box of goodies to be sent to you.
If you have any trouble at all, please ask via the comments below and I will do my best to help you. Good luck!
The small print:
The prize is a cheese knife, a tray of Prosciutto di San Daniele and a block of Grana Padano and will be sent to the winner by MC Group
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There is no cash alternative
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Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says
How I love pesto on a homemade pizza Eb, it’s so delicious. I love to even make our pizza dough in the morning and then pop it in the fridge to prove slowly to allow us to get on with our day and then take it out of the fridge at tea time for a few minutes before shaping and baking it. Scrummy. Sorry, forgive me for not entering the giveaway being vegetarian it’s not the topping we would use.
Angela xx
Eb Gargano says
Haha – quite understandable, Angela – it’s not really a vegetarian friendly prize!! I like the idea of making the dough in the morning and it being ready to shape and bake at dinner time – I do love a make-ahead tip!! Eb x
Tania Atfield says
The pizza idea is great and I also love making a leek and prosciutto sauce with pasta and parmesan
Eb Gargano says
Yum! That sounds amazing 🙂
lucy higgins says
i would definitely use on pizzas and with chicken and wrap it in the ham, or in pasta
Eb Gargano says
Oooh, yes – FAB idea to wrap chicken in the ham! You could slip a little bit of the cheese in there too, to go all melty and gorgeous 🙂 Feeling hungry now!!
Laura Banks says
i would try it on the pizza but my hubby would have better ideas than me
Eb Gargano says
Oooh – sounds interesting, would love to hear your hubby’s ideas 🙂
Annabel Greaves says
I would share it with the family x
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!! 🙂
Tim Coates says
I would make pesto (by hand using a pestle and mortar :P) and then have some antipasti with the pesto some fresh focaccia, the prosciutto and probably olives, sundried tomatos and maybe anchovies 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Sounds delicious, Tim! I have made pesto by hand in the past but it’s hard work – I find the blender way much easier – it does a good job and I don’t notice a significant difference in taste. Both versions are, however much nicer than the ready-made kind! 🙂
Julie T says
Wrap chicken breasts in the ham with BBQ sauce too and top with Padano before baking.
Eb Gargano says
Yum – sounds so good!! 🙂
Joanne Beale says
Really love pizza so I would try your recipe and use the ingredients for this
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Joanne 🙂
Joanne Beale says
Thank you very much. Look forward to receiving my prize and also enjoying 🙂
Eb Gargano says
A pleasure, Joanne – enjoy! 🙂 Eb x
Corina says
What a lovely way to use the products! I love how the grana padano is used in the pesto and that there’s no tomato so you can really taste the proscuitto and the cheese. It sounds lovely and thank you so much for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice – I always hope to have leftovers if I ever make pizza too!
Corina says
I forgot to say how I’d use the products – I’d be tempted to just eat them with some bread for an easy lunch but a pasta would be lovely too!
Eb Gargano says
Me too – cheese, ham, bread and olives is probably one of my favourite meals ever and one of the easiest – win win!! 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Corina! Pizza leftovers are the best, aren’t they? 🙂
kim neville says
Would love to try on a pizza or in pitta bread
Eb Gargano says
Oooh pittas – good idea!! 🙂
Tracy Nixon says
I would use on pizzas or use it to make a ham tagliatelle !!
Eb Gargano says
Oooh fab idea, Tracy – I did toy with the idea of making a sort of carbonara with my samples – I think it would work very well 🙂
Jane Willis says
I’d eat them just as they are with some home baked focaccia bread and a bowl of olive oil drizzled with balsamic vinegar. A little pile of olives and a few wedges of ripe tomato on the side of the plate and I’d be very content.
Eb Gargano says
Oh my that sounds very good indeed, Jane! I would be very content with that little lot too 🙂
laura stewart says
i will be making pizza 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Yey! Homemade pizzas are the best!! 🙂
Paul Kay says
I Like the idea of a Pizza – or maybe a ham and cheese tagliatelle
Eb Gargano says
Yum! Ham and cheese tagliatelle would be awesome! 🙂
KATHY D says
Would definitely be a pizza – my nieces insist we have Pizza when they visit at the weekends
Eb Gargano says
Pizza is a lovely weekend thing, isn’t it? We always have pizza on a Friday night – feels like a real treat 🙂
manda says
I would share the giveaway with my mom.
Eb Gargano says
Aw, that’s nice 🙂
Julie c says
make some home made wood fired oven pizza
Eb Gargano says
Oh wow! Sounds awesome!! 🙂
Dave Ririe says
I’m not a very good cook so I’d follow your recipe for pesto pizza!
Eb Gargano says
Good plan! 🙂
clair downham says
i would probaly do a carbonara tagliatelle for my daughter
Eb Gargano says
Yum! Sounds fab – lucky daughter 🙂
Michelle Ferguson says
I would steal your idea and make a pizza for me and my hubby
Eb Gargano says
Well I definitely approve of that idea! 🙂
frances hopkins says
I’d love to eat it with crackers or put on top of a pizza
Eb Gargano says
Good idea 🙂
sb says
I would do ladies that lunch,and take all day
Eb Gargano says
Sounds lovely! 🙂
Amanda says
I would use it on a pizza for a lovely yummy treat!
Eb Gargano says
It works so well on pizza! 🙂
michelle smith says
I would make a yummy pizza
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!! 🙂
Taylor Closet says
I would keep it for myself. 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Hahaha – don’t blame you!! 🙂
Cassandra Jameson says
I’d keep it simple – we are big tapas fans so it would be as is with some fresh bread and balsamic vinegar 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Oooh yeah – sounds like a fab idea! 🙂
Joanne Hutchings says
I’d use them with some tagliatelle; yummy!
Eb Gargano says
Yum! That sounds like a fab idea 🙂
Lyla says
I’d have a go at home made pizza
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!! 🙂
Intolerant Gourmand says
Oh my word, that pizza looks utterly divine!! And what a fab giveaway too! x
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Nathalie 🙂
JUSTINE says
Oh as is Autumn a nice Squash Rissotto with grated Grana Padano stirred into it with a cheeky bit of crispy proscuitto on the top.
Next i’d make some Padano fritters and serve with crispy proscuitto and green rocket and tomatoes.
Oh and my fav quick proscuitto snack is with chunks of cantalope melon and rocket.
Eb Gargano says
Oh wow – that sounds AMAZING!! I especially like the sound of that risotto – YUM!! 🙂
Nigel Soper says
I am tempted to say eat it, but probably it would be with pasta of some sort
Eb Gargano says
Sounds like a good plan 🙂
Joan Kubes says
I would just love to try the Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele. I’d share it with my husband, maybe make a pizza.
Eb Gargano says
They both work really well on a pizza!! Lucky husband 🙂
Kristen says
I’d wrap it around melon and mozzarella.
Eb Gargano says
Oooh yeah! Sounds YUM!! 🙂
Andrew Petrie says
I would treat my good friends Volodimir and Inna to a World class starter on Christmas day.
Eb Gargano says
Lucky friends 🙂
Tina W says
I think I would hide in the guest bedrroom and eat it all with a nice glass of prosecco, picnic style.
Eb Gargano says
Hahaha – love it!! 🙂
cheryl hadfield says
I would serve at my next dinner party
Eb Gargano says
Sounds like a fab idea 🙂
Graham Ross says
I would sprinkle it over some chicken breast
Eb Gargano says
YUM!! 🙂
ElizM says
Eat it! (sharing with my kids of course…)
Eb Gargano says
Hahaha – good plan!! 🙂
Diana Maxwell says
Nothing to do with the prize I know but are you named after the beautiful region on the Italian east coast above Bari? Once had a very scarey drive there at night with forest fires seen in the distance and no idea where we were………………
Eb Gargano says
Yes! My husband’s great grandfather was from Italy – though I think he was from Naples, but the name is the same as the region you mention in Puglia. I’ve never been, but I understand from relatives who have gone that it is beautiful and well worth the visit. I really want to go one day!! Sorry to hear you had a scary time there 🙂
Monika Dabrowski says
A really yummy looking recipe! I love thin crust pizza and the toppings are really well chosen:)
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Monica – it was so tasty and the toppings worked really well! 🙂 Eb x
Vicki Montague says
Oh wow! This looks like such a delicious pizza! I really could do with a slice right now..!
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Vicki 🙂 Shall I pop one in a jiffy bag for you? 😉 Eb x
Iona Cornish says
I would use them as the starting basis for a lovely plate of Antipasti
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!! I love antipasti 🙂
Mandy says
We love homemade pizza and usually have it every Friday. I made something different yesterday though and got in serious trouble with the kids! Also love homemade pesto and love the sound of your pesto pizza recipe. Thanks for adding to #CookBlogShare
Eb Gargano says
Haha – we normally have pizza on Fridays too – it’s a bit of a ritual and, like you, I really get into trouble with the kids if I try and make anything else!! Thanks for your kind comments 🙂 Eb x
Lorraine Rogers says
This prize is amazing hope I win
Eb Gargano says
It’s really good, isn’t it? But you need to let me know what you’d do with it to be in with a chance of winning! 🙂
Carolsue says
I would definitely make Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus
Eb Gargano says
YUM!!
mainy - myrealfairy says
I’d share with my family:)
mainy
Eb Gargano says
Aw, lucky family 🙂
RONA WILLIAMS says
I’d put slivers of the cheese on top of chicken breasts lashings of ground pepper and wrap the ham around it all. Bake in foil and serve with roasted baby vine tomatoes .
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – that sounds so good Rona! 🙂
Kim says
Give this recipe a go!
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!! 🙂
olivia kirby says
I would give it to my husband to make something delicious as he does most of our meals.
When I took my children to Sardinia last month we were arriving late at the hotel so they actually put some cheese similar (or the same) to this, with some Prosciutto, some soft cheese, crusty bread and roasted vegetables for us to nibble on upon arrival. It was all very welcome, and tasty!
Eb Gargano says
Oh that does sound good. I absolutely adore that kind of meal…so simple, but so delicious 🙂
Tracey Parker says
Great idea for the pizza, but I would do a simple pasta bake with it.
Eb Gargano says
That sounds good too!! 🙂
Judith says
yum! this looks delicious
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Judith 🙂
Lara Latchem says
I would have to make that pizza it looks lush.
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Lara – it was super tasty 🙂
Kate - gluten free alchemist says
First of all I would need to wrestle the prosciutto off Miss GF….. If successful, I would be tempted to sit and eat sheet by sheet, but if I could resist, would probably use it in a delicious roasted butternut dish with shaved Grana Padano on the top x
Eb Gargano says
Hahaha!! I take it Miss GF is a fan of prosciutto!?! Sensible girl! Love your idea of using it with butternut squash – I’ve gone a little bit butternut squash crazy of late (though, truth be told, I often do at this time of year!!) 🙂 Eb x
Corinne Peat says
I would try the pizza idea!
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!! 🙂
Lisa Dolatowski says
I would have to make myself a very Posh Toastie!
Eb Gargano says
Oooh yum! Fab idea 🙂
JULIE WARD says
I would give it to my son who would most probably make a pizza. I’m a useless cook if its not burnt its not cooked, lol
Eb Gargano says
Aw shame 🙁 Glad your son is a good cook – he can make you a pizza while you relax, then!! 🙂
iain maciver says
use on pizzas and with chicken
Eb Gargano says
Yum! 🙂
Laura Nice says
I would have it on pizzas, wrapped chicken, add it to my pasta and salads too! YUMM
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – sounds FAB! 🙂
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
Simply stunning! I adore what you have done with the cheese and prociutto. I would enjoy mine with breads, oil dips, olives and red wine! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Kirsty!! Love your plan too 🙂 Eb x
Sarah Hanson says
It would most definitely have to be on a pizza. Yummy
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Sarah – glad you like it 🙂
Eileen Sumner says
Make a pizza to share with family
Eb Gargano says
Sounds like a fab idea! 🙂
christina kennedy says
I would eat the prosciutto wrapped around a grissini stick and use the Grana Padano all over my favourite pasta dishes.
Eb Gargano says
Oooh, yum! Sounds like a fab plan 🙂
Elizabeth Helen says
I would make prosciutto and potatoe layer bake with ham and cheese layered with extra cheese on top.
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – that sounds incredible! 🙂
Hollie Thorman says
You can’t beat a yummy pizza – it’d defo make my own completely from scratch!
Eb Gargano says
Exactly!! Glad you like it 🙂
MANDY DOHERTY says
I’d make your delicious looking pizza
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Mandy – glad you like it 🙂
Kristina Trick says
I used to be a pizza chef so I would love to make a pizza with it. Looks delicious!
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Kristina 🙂 Wow – a pizza chef – what an awesome job!!
Sharon Arnott says
Serve it with some pepperonato, sundried tomates a rocket and olive salad and some lightly toasted ciabatta
Eb Gargano says
YUM!!!
Pam Lawrence says
I imagine I might just get some good bread, some Spanish olive oil and olives, and a bottle of Rioja, and give hubby and in impromptu sort of pintxos evening, and regale him with my happy memories of San Sebastian!
Eb Gargano says
Oooh yum! I like it – a sort of Italy meats Spain thing. Fab idea 🙂
Eileen Tingle says
I’d go and visit my daughter and grandchildren and take it with me and we’d have home made pizzas.
Eb Gargano says
Lovely idea!! 🙂
Pam Smith says
I’d use the cheese to stuff a chicken breast then wrap it in the prosciutto
Eb Gargano says
That sounds such a wonderful idea! 🙂
Kat Glynn says
I would make homemade pesto pasta 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – yum! 🙂
James Harris says
I would probably just have the prosciutto on some toasted ciabatta with pesto or olive oil, with some of the gran padano grated on top.
Eb Gargano says
That sounds so good!! 🙂
Beverley Cousins says
Would definitely do a pizza and wraps
Eb Gargano says
YUM!!
tracy james says
im not sure what i do,but i love the pizza idea.i would like to try that x
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Tracy! 🙂
maureen moss says
Use it as a starter or make a pizza or tasted sandwich
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – that sounds good!! 🙂
Deborah Clarke says
It would have to be the pizza! The step kids would l9ve it..and so would I !
Eb Gargano says
Homemade pizza is always a winner!! My kids love it too 🙂
Laura Bryant says
Make pizza
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!! 🙂
Melissa Crowe says
yum yum i would use with chicken and pasta dish
Eb Gargano says
Sounds fab!! 🙂
Tracy Newton says
I would make anti pasti for friends
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!! 🙂
Sarah Archibald says
I agree with most, pizza definitely, it means I could get my 4 year old involved in the kitchen too 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Glad you like it, Sarah – it’s a great one to do with kids. My two love helping me make pizza! 🙂
Sharon Lou Johnson says
would defo make a big fat pasta dish with it for all the famiily to enjoy x
Eb Gargano says
Yum! Good plan ?
Beky Austerberry says
I think the pizza looks amazing
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Beky ?
Heather Morrison says
I’d have a go at the pizza! Don’t think ours would look anywhere near as nice as that though!! haha xx
Eb Gargano says
Glad you like it. I bet it would look fab! ?
Rachel white says
Oooo yummy prize… I’d grill some chicken breasts.. slice open…place cheese & ham inside .. pop into oven to melt.. mmmm & serve with fresh salad & garlic bread..
Eb Gargano says
Yum! Fab idea 🙂
Nicola Newton says
I would take it to my inlaws xmas eve as there haveing a party
Eb Gargano says
Good plan ?
Sarah Davison says
Most definitely be used on a pizza…delicious.
Eb Gargano says
Thanks,Sarah ?
Rebecca Nisbet says
i would probably use it with chicken and make a yummy sauce up with the cheese.
Eb Gargano says
YUM! 🙂
Wendy Smith says
I would stuff a pork loin with the Grana Padano and apricots then wrap it in the Prosciutto, place it in an ovenproof dish, cover with foil and bake
Eb Gargano says
Oh wow – that sounds incredible, Wendy! 🙂
jen s morgan says
I would make some stuffed chicken breaststroke with pesto and wrapped in the ham baked in foil x
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – that sounds delicious! 🙂
Norman Rendall says
i would for sure try on some delcious pizza
Eb Gargano says
Good plan! 🙂
Susan Trubey says
Eat it
Eb Gargano says
Haha – good plan!! 🙂
Charlotte Moore says
Think it would have to be pizza
Eb Gargano says
They are lovely on pizza 🙂
Karen Brady says
Fabulous flavours
Eb Gargano says
Thank you Karen 🙂
carole n says
lovely produce -i would use them to make a family pizza
Eb Gargano says
Lucky family 🙂
linda toth says
I would bake gluten free pizza for hubby.
Eb Gargano says
Lucky hubby! 🙂
Jennai says
I would make Penne with Prosciutto, Tomatoes and Zucchini
Eb Gargano says
Yum! That sounds fab!! 🙂
Lauren Old says
I’d use them in a pasta dish
Eb Gargano says
Good plan 🙂
Angela Macdonald says
Hi, I would try to make your pizza recipe as it looks yummy!
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Angela 🙂
Rebecca Howells (@PeanutHog) says
A yummy pizza!
Eb Gargano says
Fab idea!! 🙂
Kim Styles says
It would be perfect for a social lunch for the girls!!
Eb Gargano says
Sounds like a great idea! 🙂
Anne Eames says
I would combine it with my lovely home grown veggies and make some delicious dishes for all the family
Eb Gargano says
Yum! 🙂
Helen Gilbert says
would love to try making my own pasta…having the Prosciutto and Grana Padano would make me try harder to succeed!
Eb Gargano says
Lovely idea! 🙂
Shelly King says
I would have lunch with my other half, crackers or crusty bread, Prosciutto di San Daniele and Grana Padano, some nice chutney and a glass of bubbles. No need to complicate! YUM!
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – sounds good! 🙂
Helen Clayton says
My idea of gorgeousness-love Italian food..and a real pesto fiend!
Eb Gargano says
Thanks, Helen 🙂
Keith Hunt says
Great with diced potatoes,onions and lots of mushrooms.
Eb Gargano says
Yum! Sounds delicious 🙂
Jennifer Toal says
Home made pizza fab and the kids can help too
Eb Gargano says
Oooh – good plan! Making pizzas with the kids is so much fun 🙂
Mary H says
I’d shove them in my face as fast as I can. Delicious.
Eb Gargano says
Hahaha – I don’t blame you! 🙂
chris bull says
I would wrap asparagus with the Prosciutto di San Daniele and bake in the oven in butter and then top with shavings of Grana Padano 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – delicious! 🙂
donna l jones says
l would use on pizzas
Eb Gargano says
Good plan! 🙂
carol clark says
id make what you made cause this looks delicious i love it
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Carol – it really was very delicious and so easy to make. 🙂
Allan Wilson says
I would use it to top a Macaroni Cheese bake.
Eb Gargano says
Oooh that’s a nice idea, I hadn’t thought of that one. Think it would work really well 🙂
Karen Barrett says
A platter with lovely black olives, good quality olive oil, hom emade breads, stuff mini tomatoes and artichokes
Eb Gargano says
YUM!! 🙂
Rose P says
Savour the flavour
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!!
Paul Halling says
Have my good lady and parents around for some great food!
Eb Gargano says
Sounds lovely! 🙂
Allan Fullarton says
Would love to try this for a family meal, sounds great.
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Allan, would be a great choice for a family meal 🙂
Sheri Darby says
I’d use them to dress up a simple pizza
Eb Gargano says
Lovely! 🙂
Laura Harrison says
Definitely the pizza for my boyfriend as I am a pescetarian xx
Eb Gargano says
Lucky boyfriend! 🙂
Angie McDonald says
I would use them to make a delicious frittata!
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – yum! 🙂
Iris W says
I would definitely try your pizza recipe to impress my family, it looks absolutely delicious
Eb Gargano says
Thank you Iris. So pleased you like it! 🙂
jessica cook says
I would make a pasta dish with them yummy
Victoria Dixon says
I would have a meze platter on my new decking in the garden with tea lights on and a fur blanket – perfect outdoor eating food. I would also attempt the yummy pizza recipe as it looks amazing
Eb Gargano says
Yum! That sounds so lovely 🙂
Marsha Richardson says
I’m not keen on the bread on a pizza so i’d do something like marinated chicken wrapped in pannacotta or ham and make a creamy cheesy sauce to bake it in!
Eb Gargano says
Oooh, good idea – sounds delicious! 🙂
Ann Williams says
I would use these first class ingredients into a sauce to turn my ordinary cooking into extraordinary dishes. A simple pasta for supper for example would be wonderfully enhanced.
Eb Gargano says
Oooh it definitely would be – great idea! 🙂
Alison Roome says
I would eat it!!! Actually that pizza recipe looks lovely so may give that a try. I would definitely also have it in a plate of anti pasti as I’m obsessed with that for lunch at the moment. With sunblushed tomatoes and some warm ciabatta. Bliss.
Eb Gargano says
Hahaha – very sensible idea! Your antipasti idea sounds lovely 🙂
Hekna says
Would be ideal for a delicious carbonara or on their own with some delicious home cooked breads.
Corinne Wright says
After seeing those pictures I’d have to make a pizza, looks delicious and it would go down a treat with my boys.
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Corinne 🙂
CAROLINE WATSON says
Have a romantic in door picnic with my husband
Eb Gargano says
Ooh, that sounds lovely! 🙂
Juli Savage says
I would try to make the pesto pizza
Eb Gargano says
Good plan! 🙂
Carol Boffey says
Great prize thank you
Lesley Billington says
amazing prize
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Lesley – isn’t it just? 🙂
theresa cooke says
We have Pizza night every Friday which Dad does with the children. lots of fun. I am a big Cheese fan so would have the Ham with cheese.
I have made lasagne with mince and Prosciutto, for special occasions. it has 4 meats and 4 cheese so not for the faint hearted.
Eb Gargano says
Oooh I love the sound of your lasagne, Theresa! 🙂
Katharine Fearn says
I would save this and use for NY Eve with my friends.
Eb Gargano says
Lovely idea 🙂
Irene Murdoch says
I would try making the pizza and a Pasta Carbonara and have some cheese and port for desert too!
Eb Gargano says
Haha! That’s my kind of dessert!! I can imagine that Grana Padano would go really well with port. 🙂
Sam Parkes says
I would use it to make a pizza or put it with pasta in a pesto sauce and mozzarella balls
Eb Gargano says
Mmmm – yum! 🙂
Pauline Wilson says
I would try out your pizza idea but I have to admit I would probably cheat and use ready made pizza bases!
Eb Gargano says
Haha – that would certainly speed things up and make this recipe even easier! Fab idea for a quick and easy midweek meal. Though I do recommend making your own if you have the time, really simple to do and tastes even yummier 🙂
Victoria Loveday says
I think I’d try it with fresh figs and honey.
Eb Gargano says
Oooh that sounds delicious! 🙂
Hayley Lynch says
I would make nibbles for guests when its my sons 18th get to gether
Eb Gargano says
Lovely idea! 🙂
Dale Dow says
I think I would have to try and recreate this recipe
Eb Gargano says
Thanks, Dale 🙂
Caroline Signey says
I’d copy your idea of a pizza! It looks lush.
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Caroline 🙂
Stev Rigby says
I would invite the family round and use some to make a starter with fig. The remainder comes back at the end to finish the meal with style
Eb Gargano says
Yum! 🙂
EJ Dunn says
I would pass this over to my dad who would make something wonderful! I would make a luxury bruschetta.
Eb Gargano says
Oooh, that sounds lovely 🙂
Lesley Haldane says
I would use them to make my favourite gnocchi dish taste even more wonderful 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Yum! 🙂
Ali Gill says
This sounds lovely! I also like to add chorizo,pepper and rocket to mine!
Eb Gargano says
Oooh, yes please! That sounds delicious. Love chorizo 🙂
Cerys John says
Pizza- yum!
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Cerys 🙂
adrian price says
id come up with some kind of pasta dish
Eb Gargano says
Good plan! 🙂
alice lightning says
i would try long ribbon pasta with some pine nuts, cranberries, grated padano cheese and daniele ham mixed in with fresh parsley,red grapes and wine on the side with a light salad and crusty bread
Eb Gargano says
Wow – that sounds amazing! 🙂
joanne casey says
Yum, this looks delicous. I would follow your lead and make something very similar to this but probably add some chicken to the mix
Eb Gargano says
Sounds lovely 🙂
grainne fox says
i would cook and enjoy a meal with my family
Eb Gargano says
Sounds lovely 🙂
Caroline Rann says
This recipe has all my favourite things on it – I even love rocket. I’m definitely trying it.
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Caroline 🙂 Glad you like it!
Madeline Johns says
Doesn’t this look incredible! What a fab idea, i love making a deluxe cheese board, with some fancy bread (warmed!) and delicious home made chutneys! YUM! 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Ooh, that sounds delicious! 🙂
Dave Wills says
A proper thin margarita !
Eb Gargano says
Sounds like a good plan! 🙂
samantha bolter says
Makes great ravioli 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Ooh yes, I’m sure it would. Lovely! 🙂
Louise McGhee says
I would use it to make a wonderful creamy risotto, with the prosciutto all crispy on the top!
Eb Gargano says
YUM! 🙂
sharon martin says
i think i’d make a warm pasta dish with them and some chicken
Eb Gargano says
Sounds lovely 🙂
Stuart Robinson says
That Pizza look so nice!
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Stuart! 🙂
karen watt says
I Would try the pizza also wrap it in chicken breast
Eb Gargano says
Yum!
Amanda Botterill says
I would eat it with crusty bread and olive oil
Eb Gargano says
Lovely! 🙂
Catherine Macnab says
Eat it!!
Eb Gargano says
Good plan!! 🙂
Michelle Wild says
I’d have a bash at the the prosciutto wrapped asparagus ….. well I will when the asparagus is in season. In the meanwhile think I would host a little Italian night for my pals.
Eb Gargano says
Sounds lovely! 🙂
Emma Mason says
Ooh! I would give it to my lovely Hubby as a thank you for introducing me to the world of tasty cheeses in the first place 🙂
Michelle lintern says
Would give the pesto pizza a go.
Tom Morrison says
I reckon I would be making a pizza for starters
Jacqueline Roberts says
My Daughter makes a pizza with wraps as she likes a low fat snack, sure she would love this
Hayley Colburn says
I would do an antipasti sharing board and add mixed olives and garlic dough balls
Keith Wallbanks says
I’d wrap the prosciutto around some sweet ripe figs and each the cheese with a nutty russet apple
Liz Mitchell says
I would rustle up a pizza delight and serve it up for tea tonight!
elaine stokes says
pizza looks great, also some baked pasta dishes would go down a treat in my house
carly bryan says
i would make a risotto if i won, using the grana padano, prosciutto and roasted pumpkin, yummy. perfect for a autumn day
Oksana Fitzgerald says
I would make a delicious pizza for my family
Ruth Liddle-Howden says
make a pizza
Margaret Murray says
I would use on Pizza, but I have to confess I am not the cook in the Family, I tend to leave that to the other half.
sadie coffin says
A pizza sounds good
John Jewett says
Literally my favourite things
Louise Fairweather says
I think I would have to make this Eb! Looks fantastic. x
Gemma Massey says
If I didn’t eat it by itself first I’d wrap the prosciutto around chicken and stuff the cheese inside to make an oozy hunters chicken or put on lovely crackers thanks for the chance xx
Sinead Colyn says
I make A gorgeous chicken dish using prosiciutto. Chicken stuffed with soft cheese and herbs wrapped in prosciutto and a red wine sauce. It is delicious.
Matt Brasier says
Would love to try on a pizza or in pitta bread!
Dorothy K says
I’d make a creamy mushroom sauce with lots of sliced chestnut mushrooms, then stir in torn prosciutto at the last minute, and serve it with tagliatelli, all topped with lovely grated Gran Padano….
Hayley Todd says
What a scrumptious prize! With the Grana Padano I would make a yummy risotto with mushrooms, asparagus, broccoli and sugar snap peas. The Grana Padano would add an amazing flavour to it. With the Prosciutto I would make a pasta bake including the Prosciutto, Spinach, Walnuts and Gorgonzola…..bliss!
Rachel @ Coffee, Cake, Kids says
I would stuff the chicken with the cheese and then wrap it in the ham – yum!
Petra says
Your pizza looks like an absolute treat! Pesto adds so much flavor. If I had the If I had the Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele I would make a warming butternut and ginger winter soup with grated Grana Padano and a San Daniele ham crisp.
Kate Sabin-Burns says
in a wrap or taco sounds good 😀
Fiona jk42 says
I would make up a large batch of pesto using the Gran Padano – it keeps for ages in the fridge. I’d give the prosciutto to my husband – I’m vegetarian and he’s not!
Suzanne Brown says
I would have to try it on pizza – it looks delicious
Katie Eason says
Scoff it with crackers and a glass of wine!
Joanna Ford says
I would have friends around for a pizza making evening!
Natalie White says
I’d make a pea and prosciutto risotto with grana padano cheese grated over the top! 🙂
Emma Middleton says
I would share this prize with my dad (the man who got me into eating wonderful cheeses) and hopefully we can discover our new favourite
Deborah Mackenzie says
I was going to say ‘I dont know’ but to be honest; your pizza looks AMAZING; and would love to try it.. winner or not
cheryl hadfield says
wrapped chicken with peppers and herbs would be perfect
claire toplis says
It would have to be a very posh risotto
LORNA W says
I would have a gathering with friends & family to enjoy the lovley food with some pizza!
jackie rushton says
I would share with my lovely friends and family
Tammy Neal says
would love to make a pizza with it looks delish! xx
VICTORIA THURGOOD says
i would try a pizza
Samantha Fernley says
I’d make the family a huge pizza for a Friday night watching a film. I’d add chilli too.
Eb Gargano says
Morning all! Just to let you know the Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele Giveaway is now closed.
Many thanks for all your wonderful entries and lovely comments. I did try to give personal replies to all the comments, but I was so deluged by lovely entries yesterday that I couldn’t keep up!! I hope you will forgive me 🙂 I did however read them all, and I love how many fantastic ideas you all came up with…I got very hungry reading all of your recipe suggestions!!
I have just contacted the winner – via email, so do check your inboxes to see if it’s you! And as soon as the winner replies and lets me know their postal address I will ‘announce’ the winner on the Rafflecopter widget.
Once again, thank you all so much for your fantastic entries and if you do try my pizza recipe (or any of the other recipes on Easy Peasy Foodie) do let me know what you think. I always love getting feedback! Eb x