How to Make Venetian Cicchetti | Food Travels

cured meats

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: salami

Lean turkey reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nut-based cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nut-based cheese offers a dairy-free option.

seafood

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna provides a budget-friendly protein alternative.

marinated vegetables

🥗Healthier: fresh vegetables

💰Cheaper: pickled vegetables

Pickled vegetables are often less expensive.

Introduce the concept of Venetian cicchetti and the four types being made.

Prepare grissini by wrapping prosciutto around each breadstick and placing them on a platter.

Slice ciabatta bread and top with a slice of avocado.

Break smoked trout into pieces and place on top of the avocado.

Add a wedge of lemon on the plate for squeezing over the trout.

Use fontina cheese, slicing off the wax and cutting into pieces for the next cicchetti.

Top the fontina and bread with a big teaspoonful of jam.

Sprinkle parsley on top of the cheese and jam for color and flavor.

Prepare balsamic marinated strawberries by soaking them in balsamic vinegar.

Place the marinated strawberries on bread, drizzling some balsamic vinegar over them.

Crumble gorgonzola cheese on top of the strawberries.

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