Valfurvesina 🦌🥗 – Rustic Salad with Deer Slinziga, Casera Cheese, and Dandelion
A fresh and flavorful appetizer that celebrates the scents of the mountains and the traditions of Valtellinian game 🌿⛰️
The Valfurvesina is a typical Valtellinian dish that combines simple and genuine ingredients in a refined, fresh, and bold composition. The protagonist of this rustic salad is the deer slinziga, a dried meat with an intense flavor, paired with aged Casera cheese and leaves of dandelion. Dressed with vinaigrette and aromatic herbs, it is perfect as a mountain appetizer or a light and nutritious single dish. A recipe that enhances the products of game and the local peasant tradition 🐾🍃
📝 Ingredients for 4 people
- 200 g of deer slinziga
- 100 g of aged Casera cheese
- 50 g of field salad (leaves of dandelion)
- Celery to taste
- Fresh chives
- Vinaigrette (extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, salt)
- Black pepper to taste
👩🍳 Step-by-step preparation
- Cut the deer slinziga, the aged Casera, and the celery into matchsticks.
- Gather everything in a bowl and season with vinaigrette, black pepper, and chives finely cut with scissors.
- Gently mix to combine all the flavors.
- Place the fresh dandelion leaves, washed and dried, on a plate.
- Top with the dressed salad and serve immediately to enjoy the freshness of the ingredients.
💡 Tips:
- You can substitute deer slinziga with wild bresaola or another aged cured meat with a strong flavor.
- Great also as a cold picnic dish or for a light yet character-rich summer dinner.
📸 The image of the dishes is purely indicative and does not necessarily correspond exactly to the recipe
