The grilled mortadella with stracciatella and balsamic glaze is a tasty starter and a delightful main course — simple, economical and eye-catching, perfect for countless occasions. Extremely easy and quick to make, very theatrical and flavorful, the grilled mortadella is prepared in a few minutes and its bright color will win everyone over, not to mention the perfect taste achieved by the combination of mortadella, stracciatella, pistachios and balsamic glaze. Perfect to serve also as a quick Easter starter, for Christmas and for all occasions, grilled mortadella is ideal for a buffet or for a rustic, tasty aperitif. You can prepare the grilled mortadella by cooking it in a grill pan or over hot coals, on the barbecue or in a regular frying pan on the stovetop, and in every case the result will be excellent. You can enjoy it plain or do as I do and enrich it with stracciatella, crushed pistachios and balsamic glaze — a real show! Now let’s go to the kitchen and prepare it together. Before that, if you want to stay updated on all my recipes, you can follow my Facebook page (here) and my Instagram profile (here).

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Difficulty: Very easy
Cost: Very inexpensive
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Stovetop
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

1 slice mortadella (about 3/8 in thick)
7 oz burrata
to taste crushed pistachios
to taste balsamic glaze

Tools

Bistecchiera antiaderente

Preparation

Buy a large slice of mortadella from the deli about 3/8 in thick. Heat a grill pan until smoking hot and place the mortadella slice on it; grill it for one minute without moving it to keep the grill marks as precise as possible. Then flip it and grill the other side for a few more seconds (the plate cools slightly after cooking the first side). Place the slice on a plate, divide it into wedges and garnish with stracciatella,
crushed pistachios and balsamic glaze. Serve hot.