It is variously known as Turkish Salami, Viking Salami, or English Salami.
This is my version: a light chocolate salami without added milk, butter, or eggs.
An easy and quick no-bake recipe: you only need to boil water and melt chocolate, yet it’s super delicious!
Light chocolate salami:
– without butter for a matter of hyperglycemia;
– without milk and eggs for personal taste.
The official taster enjoyed it a lot and exclaimed: “it’s like from a pastry shop”!
The chocolate salami is a perfect dessert for any occasion and suitable for all holidays: Carnival, Valentine’s Day, Day of the Dead and Halloween, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Epiphany, Easter, especially if you have chocolate eggs to use up.
With the same mixture, you can assemble any shape: cookies, nougats, and light chocolate truffles.
* vegetarian and also vegan if you use animal derivative-free cookies and dark chocolate.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 1 Piece
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 7 oz whole wheat cookies (ORO Saiwa Fibrattiva)
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch dried red chili pepper (finely chopped, optional)
- 1/2 vial rum flavoring
- 3 tbsp boiling water
- 7 oz dark chocolate (extra)
- 2 tbsp sunflower seed oil
- 1 pinch erythritol (powdered or powdered sugar)
Suggested Tools
- Bowl
- 1 Spatula silicone
- Glass graduated
- Food Scale digital
- Measuring Spoons spoon
- Spoons measuring spoons
Preparation
I used whole wheat cookies rich in fiber: ORO Saiwa Fibrattiva, usually characterized by good glycemic responses – it is always a good rule to test on oneself.
* in case of allergies and food intolerances, replace with suitable cookies.Seal the cookies inside a freezer bag and crush them with a rolling pin until you reach the desired size.
Break any pieces that remain too large.Pour the cookies into a bowl.
Add to the cookies:
– the unsweetened cocoa powder;
– a pinch of cinnamon;
– a pinch of finely chopped dried red chili pepper [optional] in the style of Modica chocolate;
– 1/2 vial of rum flavoring;
and mix to evenly distribute the ingredients.In a saucepan, bring 3 tablespoons of water to a boil, which you will need later.
Melt the dark chocolate in a bain-marie or in a non-stick pan over very low heat, stirring with a silicone spatula.
Add the oil to the melted chocolate and incorporate.Pour into the bowl with the cookies:
– the melted dark chocolate mixed with oil;
– the 3 tablespoons of boiling water;
and mix well until the mixture is homogeneous.Prepare a sheet of parchment paper and a sheet of aluminum foil large enough to wrap the chocolate and cookie mixture.
Transfer the mixture to the center of the parchment paper and shape it – compacting well – into the cylindrical shape of a salami.
Wrap the chocolate salami in the parchment paper and close the ends like a candy.
Wrap further in the aluminum foil.Place the chocolate salami in the freezer for at least 2 hours until it sets.
After at least 2 hours, remove the chocolate salami from the freezer.
Carefully open the aluminum foil and parchment paper.
Finish with a dusting of powdered erythritol – zero calories – or powdered sugar and wrap with kitchen twine to make the appearance of the chocolate salami more realistic.
Your light chocolate salami without added butter, milk, or eggs is ready.
To be served in slices.
Enjoy!
The chocolate salami, even in a light version, is a dessert.
Advice
If you feel the need to indulge in a “treat”, do it intelligently and consider it an exception: if you crave dessert, it’s better to consume it at the end of a complete meal rich in fiber and vegetables that slow down sugar absorption.Evaluate your glycemic response.
Storage, tips, and variations
You can personalize your chocolate salami with:
– flavors – vanilla or grated orange zest – and spices to taste;
– whole or chopped nuts – almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, pistachios.
Even if you use dark chocolate, it is still a fat source, so to prepare a light chocolate salami: oil and other fats like nuts should be used sparingly.
* vegetarian and also vegan if you use animal derivative-free cookies and dark chocolate.
With the same mixture, you can assemble any shape: cookies, nougats, and light chocolate truffles.
You can store the chocolate salami in the fridge for a few days wrapped in an inner parchment paper layer and an outer aluminum foil layer.
If you do not plan to consume it soon:
– remove the chocolate salami from the freezer;
– cut it into slices;
– place the slices wrapped in aluminum foil back in the freezer;
so you can easily take out a single slice.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
What can I replace whole wheat cookies with?
– with whole wheat rusks;
– with whole wheat Wasa slices.About chocolate
Some products labeled as “dark” have sugar as the first ingredient and very low cocoa [for example, minimum 51% cocoa].
The extra-dark chocolate [cocoa powder > 85%] has glycemic index 20 and is most suitable in cases of hyperglycemia, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes.
Besides the glycemic index, the glycemic load is also important to consider: glycemic index and glycemic load explained simply.
– Chocolate and glycemic index, which to choose | labels and mistakes to avoid.Why without butter and eggs?
– without butter for a matter of hyperglycemia;
– without milk and without eggs for personal taste.Can sunflower seed oil be replaced with extra virgin olive oil?
Extra virgin olive oil has a pronounced aromatic profile that may alter the taste of the dessert.
Tips for cleaning tools
You will find it useful to know that to easily wash a pan and bowl dirty with melted chocolate, simply boil a little water in the pan and then use the same water to give the bowl an initial rinse.
With hot water, chocolate melts and comes off easily.
