A friend prepared a wonderful salad that had pancetta in it. it goes something like this. 2 fresh bundles of spinach washed very well,drained,spun & stemmed rip into bite size about 3 cups basil leaves fairly well packed (be carefull not to bruise) 12 slices pancetta 5 oz pinenuts fresh ground black pepper Get a cast iron pan on the burner to medium/high heat and drizzle in a bit of olive oil, add pancetta and fry until the bacon looks cooked through but not too crispy. Add pinenuts and turn down heat a bit, cook about 3 minutes or until pinenuts get a little golden. In a large salad bowl mix spinich and basil leaves together toss in warm pancetta and pinenuts mix gently. Season with fresh ground black pepper and sea salt (opt) arrange on plates and garnish with shaved parmassano reggiano. the tastes are so amazing together....try it ..i think you will love it!
