8 and salad with soppressata and Recipes

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

bottled italian vinaigrette dressing, drained sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, finely chopped, baby arugula leaves, celery ribs, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices (about 1 cup), tomatoes, cut into wedges, pitted black olives , such as kalamata, drained artichoke heart, quartered, deli sliced provolone cheese (about 3 oz), deli-sliced salami , such as soppressata (3 oz)

crusty, chewy bread , such as tuscan-style or a sesame semolina, giardiniera*, drained, sliced sharp provolone, roasted red peppers , or 2 fresh roasted red bell peppers, see note, quartered artichoke hearts in water , drained, mixed salad greens , any variety, a couple of handfuls ) fresh italian flat leaf parsley leaves, leaves fresh basil , torn, sliced genoa salami, sliced sweet soppressata, sliced cappacola (hot cured pork shoulder), red onion, thinly sliced, vine-ripe tomato, thinly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, coarse salt and pepper, hot or sweet pickled cherry peppers

new potatoes, green beans, olive oil, salt, chopped fresh thyme , or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, sliced soppressata or hard salami, cut into quarters, salted fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, at room temperature, chopped flat-leaf parsley, fresh-ground black pepper, lemon juice

cantaloupe , seeds removed, salt and pepper, fruity extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar (i ve used red with good results), snipped fresh chives or 2 tsp scallion tops, soppressata , cut into thin strips (or your favorite salami)

red onion, very thinly sliced, celery (about half a bunch), with leaves, soppressata salami , in a chunk or sliced (see shopsmart, below), fresh basil leaves , torn into small pieces, grated lemon zest, freshly squeezed lemon juice, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, parmigiano-reggiano cheese