Ham and Pineapple

To prepare ham and pineapple, start by cleaning the pineapple. Choose a ripe pineapple (you can recognize it when buying if it has orange shades on the peel and emits an intense aroma). Remove the crown by cutting it with a knife 1. Then remove the base by making a cut of about 1-1.5 inches 2. Proceed by positioning the pineapple vertically on a cutting board. Then hold one end firmly with one hand and cut away the peel with a knife with the other 3.

With this operation, you will already remove the hard and dark parts of the flesh 4. Finally, with the tip of a knife, a paring knife, or the tip of a vegetable peeler, remove the remaining brown eyes 5. Now you can cut the pineapple in half 6.

Further divide the half into quarters 7 and remove the central woody core before making slices 0.75 inches thick 8. On a serving platter, start placing a slice of pineapple 9.

Then take a slice of ham 10, lay it partially over the pineapple slice and fold it over itself 11, then continue with another pineapple slice 12.

Continue alternating the slices of pineapple with those of prosciutto crudo 13 until the ingredients are used up. Garnish with mint leaves and serve your fresh ham and pineapple (14-15)!