Salumi with Peaches and Watercress

A fresh and elegant appetizer combining thinly sliced Italian cured meats with sweet peaches, peppery watercress, and fresh herbs, finished with shaved pecorino cheese and citrus dressing.

6 servings
20 min

Ingredients

  • 8 slices Finochionna salumi
  • 12 slices Tuscan salumi
  • 12 slices Sulmitti pepperoni
  • 2 whole peaches or nectarines
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 whole orange juice
  • 1 whole lemon juice
  • 2 bunches watercress
  • 1 tablespoon fresh mint
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil
  • to taste Kosher salt and black pepper
  • 1 ounce pecorino cheese
  • shaved

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    1. On a serving platter, arrange the salumi and pepperoni slices in an overlapping pattern.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    2. Without peeling the peaches, remove the pits, slice the fruit into thin wedges, and put in a bowl. Add the olive oil, orange and lemon juice, watercress, mint, and basil and toss gently.Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss again.

    10 min

  3. 3.

    3. Spoon the salad next to the salumi. Drizzle both the salumi and salad with olive oil, garnish with the cheese, and serve.

    5 min

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