Italian
Summer Salad
by Bruno Barbieri Chef · 513K subscribers on YouTube
Today Chef Bruno Barbieri prepares a wonderful summer salad with radicchio, curly endive, Tropea onion, dressed with a coffee-herb flavored oil, anchovies, hard-boiled egg, peas, and fried capers.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
15 items- Caffè del RuandaRwandan coffee
- Basil
- Sage
- Thyme
- Olio Extravergine d'Oliva AffumicatoSmoked extra virgin olive oil
- Olio Extravergine d'Oliva UmbroUmbrian extra virgin olive oil
- Radicchio di CapoHead radicchio
- Curly EndiveCurly endive (frisée)
- Tropea Red OnionRed Tropea onion
- Cetara AnchoviesAnchovy fillets from Cetara, about 2-4 fillets
- 1 pcsEggBoiled for 9 minutes
- PeasFresh peas, blanched
- Desalted CapersDesalted capers, about 2-3
- Olio di PeperoncinoChili oil, to taste
- Extra Virgin Olive OilExtra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Method
- Prepare the flavored oil: combine Rwandan coffee, basil, sage, thyme, smoked extra virgin olive oil, and Umbrian extra virgin olive oil.
- Wash and cut the radicchio di capo, curly endive, and Tropea onion. Remove the core of the radicchio and cut into pieces. Tear the curly endive into pieces. Slice the onion lengthwise.
- For the dressing: finely chop 2-4 anchovy fillets. Boil an egg for 9 minutes, then chop it. Mix the anchovies with the egg. Add the flavored oil and a drizzle of chili oil. Mix well.
- Blanch the peas in boiling water for 30 seconds, then drain.
- Fry the desalted capers in a small saucepan with a little oil until crispy.
- In a bowl, combine the salad greens, dressing, peas, and fried capers. Add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Toss.
- Serve on a pizza bianca or a warm piadina, if desired.
Bruno Barbieri Chef
Professional chef513K subscribers on YouTube62.7M total channel viewsIl canale ufficiale di Bruno Barbieri: video ricette, backstage, curiosità... questo e molto di più sul canale YouTube dello Chef italiano che ha conquistato in carriera il maggior numero di stelle Michelin: in tutto 7. Giudice di MasterChef Italia dalla prima edizione e conduttore di 4 Hotel. Viaggiatore instancabile, gira il mondo esibendosi in road show culinari, che ama definire “teatri di cucina”.
