Egg salad can feel the same over and over again so we got a recipe for an updated egg salad. Cal Peternell's Salsa Rustica creates a light healthy egg topping that works perfectly on everything from crackers to salad to meats
Salsa Rustica with Egg and Pancetta
Though the pork here is pancetta, this is basically bacon and egg sauce and you could, of course, make it with bacon if that’s how you feel. Small amounts of finely chopped oregano, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, or sage can be added as available. Spoon salsa rustica over grilled bread, grilled or roasted vegetables, roasted potatoes, sautéed greens, sliced tomatoes, boiled green beans, or cauliflower . . .
Makes about ¾ cup
2 eggs
Kosher or sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cooking oil, olive or vegetable
3 ounces pancetta, cut into thin matchsticks
1 almond-size garlic clove, pounded (see page 6)
¼ cup finely chopped parsley
3 tablespoons good olive oil, plus more if needed
Hard-boil the eggs: Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil, slip in the eggs, and cook for 9 minutes. Cool and peel, then chop, grate, or push through a spider-I prefer the eggs to be pretty chunky. In a medium bowl, season the eggs with salt and pepper and set aside.
Meanwhile, warm a small skillet over medium-low heat, add the cooking oil, then the pancetta, and cook until it’s the way you like it: soft, crispy, or in between. Drain and set aside both the pancetta and the fat.
Add the pancetta, garlic, parsley, olive oil, and a pinch of salt to the chopped eggs. Mix well, taste, and consider adding a tablespoon more of the olive oil or a tablespoon of the reserved pancetta fat. Spread everywhere, as if it were good news, which it is.
Variation: More good news, this from the salty sea: Replace the pancetta with 8 anchovy fillets, drained and chopped or pounded to a paste. Keep the eggs in there, or don’t.
From Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta by Cal Peternell. Copyright © 2018 by Cal Peternell. Reprinted by permission of William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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15 ноя 2018
