Portuguese Chocolate Salami

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate with stevia

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate

Stevia reduces sugar content while milk chocolate is more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option while margarine is often less expensive.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative and often cheaper than eggs.

chopped nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: oats

Seeds provide similar crunch with fewer allergens, while oats are more economical.

Prepare a bain-marie by placing a pot of water over low heat.

Add 12 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate to the bowl over the simmering water.

Add 1/2 cup of sugar and 4 ounces of azorian butter to the chocolate.

Stir the chocolate and butter with a rubber spatula until melted and smooth.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and optional port or madeira wine to the mixture.

In a separate bowl, crush 7 ounces of bolacha maria into chunks.

Once the chocolate mixture is melted, let it cool for about 5 minutes.

Add the crushed bolacha maria to the chocolate mixture and stir until combined.

Prepare a sheet of plastic wrap and aluminum foil for shaping the salami.

Transfer the chocolate mixture onto the plastic wrap and shape it into a log.

Wrap the log tightly in plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil for support.

Refrigerate for about 4 hours until firm.

Remove from the refrigerator and dust with powdered sugar to coat.

Slice the chocolate salami with a serrated knife to serve.

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