So the other day, I happened to read about Nduja which is a spreadable salume made with Calabrian peppers.
Little did I know, I had this stuff sitting in my fridge since November. It was like finding a $20 in your winter coat! So I just had to try it!!
I got the Nduja from a friend who works at Citterio meats. It was sitting in a drawer with an assortment of other goodies. Man, I’m glad I opened this stuff, it’s insanely good! Spicy, salty, a good peppery bite.
Best of all, it became dinner without me having to buy anything. I used what I had on hand to make a Nduja Bruschetta.
Nduja
A sliced shot. Since it’s a higher fat content, it’s spreadable. I’m looking forward to be able to cook with it.
When I went home for my lunch break, I started to marinate the tomatoes and onions. This way everything had a chance to mingle and I wasn’t making it last minute.
Three roma tomatoes were cleaned, salted and placed in a colander to draw out the extra juices. Combine diced tomatoes with 1 small to medium diced onion. Add 3 parts garlic infused EVOO to 1 part balasmic vinegar (3T EVOO 1T Balsamic). Add black pepper and basil. I didn’t have fresh available so I used a little bit of dried basil.
Once home at dinnertime, I grilled day old Italian loaf bread and rubbed the slices with a fresh cut garlic clove.
Then spread the Nduja
And serve
Thanks for looking
Joe
Little did I know, I had this stuff sitting in my fridge since November. It was like finding a $20 in your winter coat! So I just had to try it!!
I got the Nduja from a friend who works at Citterio meats. It was sitting in a drawer with an assortment of other goodies. Man, I’m glad I opened this stuff, it’s insanely good! Spicy, salty, a good peppery bite.
Best of all, it became dinner without me having to buy anything. I used what I had on hand to make a Nduja Bruschetta.
Nduja
A sliced shot. Since it’s a higher fat content, it’s spreadable. I’m looking forward to be able to cook with it.
When I went home for my lunch break, I started to marinate the tomatoes and onions. This way everything had a chance to mingle and I wasn’t making it last minute.
Three roma tomatoes were cleaned, salted and placed in a colander to draw out the extra juices. Combine diced tomatoes with 1 small to medium diced onion. Add 3 parts garlic infused EVOO to 1 part balasmic vinegar (3T EVOO 1T Balsamic). Add black pepper and basil. I didn’t have fresh available so I used a little bit of dried basil.
Once home at dinnertime, I grilled day old Italian loaf bread and rubbed the slices with a fresh cut garlic clove.
Then spread the Nduja
And serve
Thanks for looking
Joe