Salami Rose

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Follow these step-by-step instructions to create a beautiful salami rose - a deliciously elegant centerpiece for your snack boards!

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: rose

Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

12-16 slices Italian dry salami, thinly sliced
basil leaves, for garnish

Instructions

Option 1: Large Bloom

Fold a piece of salami halfway over the edge of the rim of a glass (wine glasses and goblets work best).
Add more pieces of salami the same way around the edge of the cup, overlapping about ½-1 inch over the previous piece of salami. 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: Small Urn Shape Bloom

Place a piece of salami halfway into a small container. Continue layering 5 more salami pieces about halfway over the previous slice.
Take the remaining 6 pieces of salami and layer them halfway over each other on a flat surface. Fold them over in half, pressing as you fold. Then, start rolling them up from the edge until it is all rolled up. Place it on top of the salami 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 salami 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 shape and size of the rose. When adding the first couple of layers press and hold the salami 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. Place the leftover salami flowers in an airtight container in the fridge.

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