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“TRICOLORE” SALAD – INSALATA TRICOLORE

March 12, 2011 By Manu 8 Comments

Insalata Tricolore

To celebrate the 150 years of the Unification of Italy I thought of creating a special theme menu.  In the next few days I will post 3 recipes (an entree, a main and a dessert) with one thing in common: they will all have the colors white, red and green in honor of the Italian flag (also called “tricolore” which literally means “3 colors”).  These dishes have another characteristic in common: they are all very simple recipes.  Italian cuisine is quite simple, we don’t usually like to mix too many flavors as we prefer to savour each component of the dish.  So, let’s start with the entree or, as we would say, the “antipasto”.  I thought of sharing one of my favourite antipasti with you.  It is a rocket and tomato salad with slivers of Parmigiano Reggiano served with bresaola.  Bresaola is a cured meat typical of Valtellina, a valley of the Alps in Lombardy.  It is a very lean meat and is made of beef.  I like to eat it with a light lemon and extra virgin olive oil vinaigrette.  I am also sharing this post with my event 150 years of the Unification of Italy.

 

Ingredients for 4 persons:
200 gms bresaola, sliced thin
Lemon juice
Extra Virgin Olive oil
Pepper

Baby rocket
Cherry tomatoes
Slivers of Parmigiano Reggiano
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 pinch salt

For the bresaola, prepare a vinaigrette by mixing together the lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil in a proportion of 1 to 2.  Add some freshly ground pepper and whisk well.

Put a layer of bresaola in a bowl and pour some vinaigrette on it, then add another layer of bresaola and some more vinaigrette.  Keep doing this until you finish the bresaola. The meat has to be well coated with the vinaigrette.

Bresaola

Keep aside for at least 2 hours to allow the vinaigrette to soak into the meat.

Bresaola

Prepare the salad.  Wash the baby rocket and tomatoes and cut them in half.

Put the rocket and tomatoes in a bowl, add some extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt and mix well.

When ready to serve, take a plate, put the salad in the middle, top it with some slivers of Parmigiano Reggiano and put the bresaola all around it.  Serve at room temperature with a glass of white wine.

Insalata Tricolore

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  1. Tina(PinayInTexas) says

    March 12, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    I just love salad! I haven’t tried bresaola…but we have a Filipino version of this which is called beef tapa. I can already imagine the taste!
    Thanks for sharing! 🙂

    Reply
  2. Sandra@Sandra's Easy Cooking says

    March 13, 2011 at 1:12 am

    Oh my goodness..looks beautiful, and I love “tricolore” Italian dishes..It is just so pretty to look, and of course always tasty:)
    Great job on the presentation and photos..

    Reply
  3. Aroma y Cocina says

    March 13, 2011 at 1:54 am

    Every time I see your meals I cannot stop thinking italian and spanish food have really very similar Aromas. I like it!
    Thanks Manu.

    Begoña

    Reply
  4. Firefly says

    March 13, 2011 at 6:30 pm

    Beautiful!!! Best way to describe it. I love Italian recipes and your pictures are making me so hungry now 🙂

    Reply
  5. Eugene @ Food and Scent says

    March 14, 2011 at 2:48 am

    Manu, today I was asked if I could choose, what would my last meal be, and for entree, it would be what you posted! I can’t say no to cured meat with arugula and Parmigiano-Reggiano!

    Reply
    • Manu says

      March 15, 2011 at 2:16 pm

      Wow! Thanks Eugene! That’s really flattering, but I sincerely hope you never have to chose your last meal! 😉

      Reply
  6. Tiffany says

    March 15, 2011 at 11:02 am

    Red, green, and white… oh my! I love this salad Manu!

    Reply

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