Best Creamy Pancetta Dressing Recipes

Creamy Pancetta Dressing image

Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network

Time 1h10m

Yield 5 cups dressing, 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups roughly cut pancetta
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme leaves
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
Freshly ground black pepper
3 heads iceberg lettuce, quartered and cleaned

Steps:

Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the olive and heat. When the oil is hot, add pancetta and saute, and caramelize for about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir onion into mixture, toss and saute for another 10 minutes, until the onion begins to brown. Add garlic, thyme, and cider vinegar, and remove from heat. Allow mixture to cool for about a 1/2 an hour.
Place cooled mixture into bowl, add mayonnaise and sour cream. Season with black pepper, to taste. Serve over iceberg wedges.

GRILLED PANCETTA WRAPPED SHRIMP WITH CREAMY HERB DRESSING image

Categories Appetizer

Yield 10-12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 c. mayonnaise
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 green onion- coarsly chopped
1 1/2 tbs coarsly chopped italian parsley
1/2 garlic clove
1tsp. fresh lime juice
20-24 uncooked large shrimp- peeled and deveined
20-24 thin slices of pancetta
20-24 toothpicks soaked in water
olive oil

Steps:

Blend first 6 ingredients in processor until herbs are finely chopped. Por dressing into small bowl, cover and chill. Place shrimp on a baking sheet. Wrap one slice of pancetta around each shrimp, securing with a toothpick. Brush with oil. Sprinkle with pepper. (can be made 4 hours ahead. Spray grill rack with cooking spray. Heat BBQ to medium high. Grill shrimp until cooked through and pancetta is crisp- turning occasionaly- about 6 minutes. Remove toothpicks. Place bowl of dressing on a platter and arrange shrimp around bowl.

Creamy Pancetta Dressing and Iceberg Lettuce image

Provided by Kim D.

Categories < 60 Mins

Time 45m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups roughly cut pancetta
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh thyme leaves
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
fresh ground black pepper
3 heads iceberg lettuce, quartered and cleaned

Steps:

Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat.
When the pan is hot, add the olive and heat.
When the oil is hot, add pancetta and saute, and caramelize for about 10 to 15 minutes.
Stir onion into mixture, toss and saute for another 10 minutes, until the onion begins to brown.
Add garlic, thyme, and cider vinegar, and remove from heat.
Allow mixture to cool for about a 1/2 an hour.
Place cooled mixture into bowl, add mayonnaise and sour cream.
Season with black pepper, to taste.
Serve over iceberg wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171.8, Fat 14.1, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 13.5, Sodium 163.5, Carbohydrate 10.7, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 4.1, Protein 2.1

GRILLED PANCETTA-WRAPPED SHRIMP WITH CREAMY HERB DRESSING image

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 green onion, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh Italian parsley
1/2 garlic clove
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
20 to 24 uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails left intact
20 to 24 thin slices pancetta (Italian bacon)
20 to 24 toothpicks, soaked in water 30 minutes, drained
Olive oil
Nonstick vegetable oil spray

Steps:

Blend first 6 ingredients in processor until parsley is finely chopped. Pour dressing into small bowl; cover and chill until cold, at least 1 hour. Place shrimp on baking sheet. Wrap 1 pancetta slice around each shrimp; secure with toothpick. Brush with oil. Sprinkle with pepper. DO AHEAD Can be made 4 hours ahead; cover and chill. Spray grill rack with nonstick spray. Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill shrimp until cooked through and pancetta is crisp, turning occasionally, about 6 minutes. Remove toothpicks. Place bowl of dressing on platter. Arrange shrimp around bowl.