Italian
Special Salad
by Bruno Barbieri Chef · 513K subscribers on YouTube
A vibrant Italian salad with radicchio, lettuce, Tropea onion, anchovies, boiled egg, peas, and fried capers, dressed in a perfumed oil infused with Rwandan pepper and Sicilian herbs.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
14 items- Pepe nero del Ruandafrom Rwanda
- Erbe aromatiche essiccate (salvia, timo)dried sage and thyme from Sicily
- Olio extravergine di oliva affumicatosmoked extra virgin olive oil
- Olio extravergine di oliva umbroextra virgin olive oil from Umbria
- 1 headRadicchio di campored field radicchio
- Radicchio di primo tagliosome first-cut radicchio
- Curly Endivecurly lettuce
- Verde corrosigreen corrosi lettuce or mixed greens
- Tropea Red OnionTropea onion
- 3 pcsAcciughe (Filetti)3–4 anchovy fillets
- 1 pcsEggfor boiling
- Peasblanched and peeled
- 3 pcsCapersdesalted capers, 2–3
- Olio di Peperoncino(optional) — chili oil, to taste
Method
- Prepare the dressing: in a bowl combine Rwandan black pepper, dried aromatic herbs (sage and thyme), smoked extra virgin olive oil, and Umbrian extra virgin olive oil. Let it infuse for at least 10 minutes or up to half a day.
- Clean the red field radicchio: wash it well, keeping the root on. Set aside.
- Take some first-cut radicchio, remove the stem, and tear 2–3 leaves. Drop them from a height to keep them crisp.
- Wash the curly lettuce, remove the heart, and cut into pieces.
- Add some green corrosi lettuce (or mixed greens). Toss everything together.
- Slice a Tropea onion lengthwise into thick pieces.
- Finely chop 3–4 anchovy fillets.
- Boil an egg for 9 minutes, peel it, separate the yolk from the white, and chop both separately.
- In a bowl, combine the chopped anchovies and egg yolk. Add the infused herb oil and mix well.
- Blanch the peas in boiling water for 30 seconds, then peel them. Add to the bowl.
- Fry 2–3 desalted capers in a little oil until crispy.
- Add a drizzle of chili oil to the dressing mixture.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently. Optionally, serve with warm pizza bianca or piadina.
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”.
