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Pasta with Figs and Prosciutto

I just love this super simple yet very tasty pasta with figs and prosciutto. I used Parma ham but any kind of dry-cured ham is OK, like the Spanish Serrano or the German Black Forest ham. It takes less than 15 minutes to make this dish! Also, you can use any pasta you like, here I've made it with gluten-free spaghetti.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp pine nuts
  • 4 slices of Prosciutto such as Parma ham
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small red onion chopped
  • 1 garlic clove chopped
  • ½ tsp red chilli flakes
  • 4 figs
  • 200 g pasta of choice
  • 1 handful fresh parsley leaves chopped
  • Grated Parmesan
  • Ground pepper

Method
 

  1. Dry-fry the pine nuts until lightly toasted then set aside.
  2. Grill, griddle or dry-fry the prosciutto ham until crispy. Transfer to a plate. When cool, break them into small pieces.
  3. Start cooking the pasta according to the instructions on the packaging.
  4. Whilst the pasta is cooking, heat the oil In a frying pan then add the onion and sauté until soft. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for another minute.
  5. Meanwhile quarter the figs. Add the fig wedges to the fried onion & garlic then cook for 3 or 4 minutes. Stir through the pine nuts, chopped parsley and the crispy ham. Add a spoonful of the pasta's cooking water to moisten the mixture.
  6. Drain the pasta and toss with the mixture in the frying pan.
  7. Serve with plenty of ground pepper and Parmesan.