Shavings Of Country Ham With Parmesan, Pears And Pine Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (1/2 lb) package parmesan cheese
12 slices good country ham, think slices,cut into wide ribbons
1 ripe pear, halved and cored (unpeeled)
1 bunch baby arugula, washed and stemmed (rocket)
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
cracked black pepper, to taste

Preparation

Using a vegetable peeler or cheese slicer, shave the Parmesan cheese into\"ribbons\".
Intertwine a few ribbons of cheese andham on each of 6 chilled plates to form a small, fluffy mound.
Using a mandoline or sharp knife, slice the pear as thinly as possible.
Add a few pear slices to each mound of cheese and ham.
Over each plate, toss a few leaves of baby arugula, sprinkle with pine nuts and drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil.
Garnish with cracked black pepper.
Looks and tastes like you slaved all day; who knew it could be so easy!