Description
Homemade savory cheese delight with salami & olives brings Mediterranean flavors to your kitchen. Quick layers of creamy cheese, salty salami, and tangy olives create a perfect appetizer that delights palates.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 oz (170 g) Havarti cheese, diced into bite-sized cubes
- 1 cup salami, diced into bite-sized cubes
- ½ cup green olives
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes
- ½ cup cornichons
- 2 tbsps fresh basil, roughly chopped
- 1 cup Garlic Expressions or your favorite Italian-style vinaigrette
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Dice Havarti cheese into uniform small cubes, finely chop sun-dried tomatoes, slice salami, and halve green olives and cornichons.
- Combine Mixture: In a spacious mixing bowl, blend the diced cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, salami, olives, and cornichons, creating a vibrant and textured base.
- Enhance Flavor: Tear fresh basil leaves into delicate fragments, gently dispersing their aromatic essence throughout the ingredient medley.
- Dress and Marinate: Drizzle Italian-style vinaigrette over the assembled ingredients, thoroughly stirring to ensure complete coverage and flavor infusion.
- Store and Chill: Transfer the mixture to a clean glass container, seal tightly, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to harmonize and develop depth.
- Serve: Before presenting, give the mixture a final gentle stir to redistribute herbs and dressing, then serve chilled as an elegant appetizer or light refreshment.
Notes
- Precise Cheese Cutting: Uniform small cubes ensure even flavor distribution and better texture in every bite.
- Herb Infusion Technique: Tearing basil leaves by hand releases more aromatic oils compared to chopping, enhancing overall taste profile.
- Marinating Magic: Refrigerating for minimum 30 minutes allows ingredients to develop deeper, more complex flavor interactions.
- Serving Pro Tip: Always give a final gentle stir before serving to reactivate dressing and redistribute herbs evenly across the mixture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg