Fiambre: The world's most complicated salad

beef

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner, while chicken is often more affordable.

hard-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Tofu provides protein while being plant-based.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Lemon juice adds acidity with fewer calories.

salami

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pepperoni

Turkey sausage is lower in fat, while pepperoni is often less expensive.

Slice cabbage into strips, carrots into bite-size chunks, and beans into one-inch pieces.

Blanch separately in heavily salted water until al-dente (not mushy, and not raw).

Drain and set aside.

Fry onion and garlic (with a heavy pinch of salt) in olive oil on medium-high heat until softened.

Add in thyme, and stir for another 1-2 minutes.

Add in water, vinegar, simmer for 1 minute, and turn off the heat.

Drain, and marinate vegetables for at least 20 minutes or up to 2 days in the refrigerator.

Boil sausages of your choice, and reserve broth.

Allow sausages to cool to room temperature, slice into coins, and set aside.

Toast bay leaves in a dry pan.

Roast peppers on an open flame, de-seed, and peel charred skin.

Blend all ingredients together until smooth.

Adjust seasoning to taste with salt, vinegar, and sugar.

Plate lettuce first, then pile on the marinated veg mixture with chorizo.

Pour over caldillo.

Top with deli meats, cheese slices, egg slices, and grated parmigiano, or hard cheese of your choice.

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