Herbed Escarole Casserole

Submitted by duonyte

"I was inspired by a recipe that I saw somewhere on the internet. I've changed it quite a bit to suit personal tastes. A nice side with grilled meats."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1 head escarole, app. 10-12 ozs
• 2 ounces prosciutto, finely chopped
• 1⁄3 cup finely chopped fresh herb
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄3 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon panko breadcrumbs
• 1⁄3 cup shredded asiago cheese
• 3 tablespoons olive oil

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg. Grease a 2-cup casserole.
2. Cut off root end of escarole. Thoroughly rinse the leaves. Bring water to boil in a large pot. Add the escarole and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Remove and drain. Roughly chop.
3. Heat oil in a skillet. Add the escarole, prosciutto, herbs, and garlic. Saute, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/3 cup panko and cheese.
5. Place in casserole. Sprinkle with 1 tbl. panko.
6. Place in oven and cook for about 25 minutes. Serve.
7. Note1: I used a mix of basil, oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme. Use whatever you like. You can substitute 1 tbl. of mixed dry herbs, if you must - try to use something fresh, even parsley.
8. Note2: Delis that sell prosciutto often sell the ends too small to slice at less than half price of the sliced prosciutto. It keeps a long time. Of course, you can sub sliced prosciutto.

Reviews

[BarbryT]

It IS nice. I used oregano, sage, parsley, thyme and rosemary from my herb patch(I simply forgot basil because that supply was purchased and in the frig.) A large clove of garlic. I was surprised the dish wasn't more strongly flavored, given all the yummy ingredients. I think next time I will increase the garlic. An out-of-the-ordinary side dish which will nicely complement, especially, strongly flavored entrees.