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Trim the ends from the zucchini and cut into quarters lengthwise.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Wrap each piece tightly in prosciutto.
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Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat until hot.
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Add the zucchini and saute until the prosciutto is crispy, but the zucchini is still partly raw-- about 5 minutes.
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Drizzle drops of the Mango Sauce and Caramelized Onion Sauce alternately on the zucchini batons.
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Serve about 4 batons per person.
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Serve immediately.
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Enjoy!
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CARAMELIZED ONION SAUCE: Heat a dry saute pan on the stove over medium-high heat.
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When the pan is hot, tilt the pan and add the olive oil.
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Add the onions, a small pinch of salt, and barely a twist of pepper.
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Lower the heat to medium and saute, stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes or until the onions are caramelized.
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Add 1/2 teaspoon of minced fresh thyme, if using, at the end of cooking.
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Remove from the heat, cool for at least 5 minutes and transfer to a blender.
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Cover the blender tightly, placing a towel over the top and holding down the lid.
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Puree the onions until smooth-- adding a little water if the sauce is too thick.
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**NOTE** Whatever the finished volume is of the onions, add 25% of that volume in Champagne vinegar (NOT 1/4 cup, but I had to put an exact measurement in so the computer would accept the recipe!
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),and puree until smooth.
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Can be stored in the refrigerator up to a month.
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MANGO SAUCE: In a blender, puree the mango, simple syrup and salt.
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(Simple syrup is made with equal parts sugar and water, a small pinch of salt, and a vanilla bean split in half-- bring to a simmer and simmer for 2 minutes-- Remove from the heat and discard the vanilla bean or save to make vanilla sugar).
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**NOTE** Whatever the volume of the mangoes is, add 25% of that volume in Champagne vinegar (NOT 1/4 cup, but I had to put an exact measurement in so the computer would accept the recipe!
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), and puree until smooth.
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Taste for balance, and add more vinegar or thin with water, if necessary.
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Strain through a fine strainer into a bowl.
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Can be stored in the refrigerator up to a month.
