Panettone gastronomico easy, the savory and enriched version of the traditional Christmas sweet. A retro masterpiece resurrected from the seventies and eighties, now very fashionable. When well prepared they are truly photogenic; it’s important to generously and imaginatively fill each layer — everyone will enjoy it. You can choose to make it from scratch, including the base bread, or buy a ready-made one to serve, already filled and sliced. Or, as I did, buy the ready base and fill it at home; the ideal, if you can find it, is the Pan Canasta, a cross between brioche and sandwich bread made with flour, eggs and butter, with a neutral flavor. Perfect as an aperitif or appetizer — enjoy it however you like.
Here are other delicious Christmas appetizer recipes below:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: No-cook
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
- Energy 490.30 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 33.36 (g) of which sugars 10.49 (g)
- Proteins 22.95 (g)
- Fat 29.45 (g) of which saturated 3.84 (g)of which unsaturated 4.77 (g)
- Fibers 1.09 (g)
- Sodium 617.67 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 180 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients – Easy Savory Panettone
- 1 jar mayonnaise
- 4 tbsp ketchup
- 3.5 oz shrimp
- 3.5 oz smoked salmon
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- lime (zest of 1 lime)
- to taste chives
- 3 oz Prosciutto crudo (Parma PDO)
- 1 robiola cheese
- 3 radishes
- 3 oz Mortadella (Bologna)
- to taste salsa verde
- 3 eggs
- to taste pink peppercorns
- 3.2 oz Russian salad (ready-made (about 3/8 cup))
- 1 savory panettone (panettone gastronomico)
Tools
- Cutting board Extra-Thick High-Quality Wooden Cutting Boards – 3-Piece Bamboo Cutting Board Set – 13 x 8 2/3 in / 11 x 8 2/3 in / 8 2/3 x 5 7/8 in – Ideal for Cutting Meat, Vegetables, Cheeses and Bread
Steps – Easy Savory Panettone
panettone fillings
Pink sauce and shrimp. Prepare the pink sauce by mixing mayonnaise and ketchup; you can also use a store-bought version. Add the shrimp to the sauce, mix and spread on the slice.
Sour cream and smoked salmon. Flavor the sour cream with the grated lime zest, pink pepper and chopped chives. Then garnish with the smoked salmon.
Prosciutto crudo and robiola. Mix the robiola in a bowl to make it creamy, and slice some radishes for garnish. Place the slices of prosciutto between the cream and the radishes.
Mortadella and salsa verde. To prepare the sauce you’ll need a bunch of parsley, 2 anchovy fillets in oil, a teaspoon of pistachios, a few capers, and about 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil. Blend everything for a few seconds and the sauce is ready. Place the mortadella on top of the sauce.
Eggs and Russian salad. Spread the Russian salad on the slice and top it with slices of hard-boiled egg.
Assemble the panettone. Cut the panettone into 5 or 6 discs, then slice them in half. Fill with the previously prepared fillings. To make tasting easier, place two slices between the fillings so each single portion becomes a true sandwich. As a curiosity, traditionally there should be 5 layers, but a few extra are welcome…
