"Cicchetti" Recipes - Cooking in Venice 2019

cured meats

🥗Healthier: grilled vegetables

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Grilled vegetables offer a lighter option, while canned tuna is budget-friendly.

cheeses

🥗Healthier: nut-based cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nut-based cheese provides a dairy-free alternative, while processed cheese is often less expensive.

seafood

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Tofu is a plant-based substitute, while canned fish is a more affordable seafood option.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is a healthier fat, while vegetable oil is generally cheaper.

Cut the 2 French baguettes into slices to form 8 pieces of about 3 cm wide, cutting diagonally.

In a bowl, add the drained tuna from its oil with the mayonnaise and mix until you obtain a homogenous cream.

Cut the leek into small pieces and then cut each piece in half.

Take a piece of bread, apply the tuna cream on top, and add a small handful of leek.

Spread some sweet paprika on top of the tuna cream and leek.

For the second cicchetto, take a piece of bread, spread some spreadable cheese, and place a slice of salmon on it.

Decorate the cicchetto with chives.

For the third cicchetto, boil an egg without water until it is hard boiled, then cut it into parts and place an anchovy on top.

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