Best salad ever..... it got me out of work.

This is a salad that I learned as a culinary student. It's super easy and I've always had great feedback:

1 Lb fresh spinach

10-12 large basil leaves (fresh!)

1/3 cup *quality olive oil

2-4 cloves garlic, Very thinly sliced (2-4 depending on the garlic lovers in the crowd)

1/4 cup pine nuts

One lemon, zested and juiced

S+P ( fresh ground ALWAYS)

Thin sliced prosciutto (8oz or so) finely chopped

Mix fresh spinach and basil leaves in a large salad bowl.

Heat olive oil in small pan over low heat until warm.

Add garlic and pine nuts, and sauté until toasted.

Turn off heat, and add lemon juice, zest, and prosciutto and stir.

when the prosciutto looks crisped, pour over salad and toss with salt and pepper to taste.

*If you know any vegetarians, or pescetarians, you can nix the prosciutto. For Pescetarians, buy a high quality smoked salmon filet and crumble it over the top of the salad after you add the dressing.

BTW... my boss is a pescetarian and I made this with the smoked salmon for her... this salad got me a day off.