SALAD WITH BOTTARGA, CELERY, AND PARMESAN FLAKES: fresh, quick, and full of flavor

If you love intense but balanced flavors, this salad with bottarga, crunchy celery, and Parmesan flakes is perfect for you! A fresh, simple, and refined recipe, ready in just a few minutes but with a surprising taste. Ideal for a light lunch, an elegant appetizer, or to serve during a summer dinner outdoors. Just a few quality ingredients are enough to bring a dish with a strong and irresistible character to the table.

  • Difficulty: Very easy
  • Cost: Medium
  • Preparation time: 5 Minutes
  • Cooking methods: No cooking
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: Summer

Ingredients

  • to taste mullet bottarga
  • to taste celery
  • to taste Parmesan flakes
  • to taste olive oil
  • to taste salt
  • pepper (optional)

Tools

  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Mandoline

Steps

  • Wash the celery well, choose the most tender stalks, and slice them thinly.

  • In the same way, slice the bottarga.

  • Use the mandoline to cut some Parmesan in flakes.

  • Assemble everything and let it rest for 15 minutes before serving, so the flavors blend together.

  • The salad with bottarga and Parmesan is a burst of flavor in every bite! You can enrich it with arugula, thin fennel slices, or a few drops of lemon for a citrus touch. Experiment and let me know how you make it!

💡 VARIATIONS:
•⁠ ⁠Add thin fennel slices for a more aromatic touch
•⁠ ⁠Replace Parmesan with Pecorino flakes for a stronger flavor
•⁠ ⁠A drizzle of lemon oil or a pinch of black pepper elevates it all

💡 VARIATIONS:
•⁠ ⁠Add thin fennel slices for a more aromatic touch
•⁠ ⁠Replace Parmesan with Pecorino flakes for a stronger flavor
•⁠ ⁠A drizzle of lemon oil or a pinch of black pepper elevates it all

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Cucinando e pasticciando

Hello, my name is Daniela and I am 47 years old. One of my greatest passions is cooking; I love eating and I love cooking. Here you will find the recipes I serve at the table every day for my family, easy recipes explained step by step. If you want to follow me, I would be delighted❤️

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