Pepperoni Rose

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Pepperoni roses are a fun and easy way to elevate your charcuterie board, adding a beautiful and delicious touch.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: rose

Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

12-16 slices large thin pepperoni
basil leaves

Instructions

Option 1: Glass Cup

Fold a piece of pepperoni halfway over the edge of the rim of a glass (wine glasses and goblets work best).
Add more pieces of pepperoni the same way around the edge of the cup, overlapping about ½-1 inch over the previous piece of pepperoni. Keep repeating until you’ve done about 3 layers of meat and the hole in the center starts to close.
Once you are done with your layers, flip over the glass on your board and remove the glass.
Lightly fan the rose if needed and garnish with basil leaves.

Option 2: Urn Shape Rose

Place a piece of pepperoni halfway into a small container. Continue layering 5 more pepperoni pieces about halfway over the previous slice.
Take the remaining 6 pieces of pepperoni and layer them halfway over each other on a flat surface. Fold them over in half, pressing as you fold. Start rolling them up from the edge until it is all rolled up and place it on top of the pepperoni pieces in the small container.
Lightly fan the “rose” pieces out, if needed.
Leave in the small container or place directly on board. You can secure pepperoni with a toothpick if desired. Garnish with basil leaves.

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Notes

Recipe notes. The size and shape of the glass will determine the size and shape of the rose. When adding the first couple of layers press and hold the pepperoni slices over the glass so that they can take on the shape of the glass.

Make ahead. Assemble the meat rose(s) the day before, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use. Wrapping the meat on the glass will help keep the shape.

Store leftover pepperoni flowers in an airtight container in the fridge.

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