Best Insalata Di Rinforzo Recipes

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Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Time 35m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
4 cups cooked long-grain white or brown rice
1/3 pound prosciutto cotto, ham or prosciutto crudo, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/3 pound provolone cheese, diced (about 1 cup)
3 jarred roasted red peppers, diced (about 1 cup)
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1 cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 bulb fennel, diced small
One 6.7-ounce jar oil-packed tuna, drained, optional
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil, optional
4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered, optional

Steps:

For the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, salt and oregano.
For the salad: To the dressing, add the cooked rice, prosciutto, cheese, peppers, peas, olives, salt, fennel and tuna and basil if using. Toss well to coat in the dressing. Allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes to let the flavors marry. Top with the hard-boiled eggs if using and serve.

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Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

4 tablespoons coarse salt (recommended: Maldon)
1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
2 3/4 cups white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
4 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole
3 stalks celery, cut on a diagonal into 3/4-inch pieces
10 ounces pickling onions, peeled after soaking in hot water
2 yellow peppers, seeded and cut into 3/4-inch thick strips
2 red peppers, seeded and cut into 3/4-inch thick strips
1 fennel bulb, sliced
6 red chile peppers, left whole
7 ounces pitted olives (black, green, or a mixture)
2 tablespoons capers
1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 bottle white wine vinegar
1 bottle olive oil (not extra-virgin)

Steps:

Put 16 cups of water into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Add 2 tablespoons of salt and the cauliflower florets and cook them until tender-crisp, about 5 to 8 minutes. Remove the cauliflower florets with a slotted spoon and plunge them straight into a bowl of iced water.
Pour out half of the boiling water and add the white wine vinegar, remaining salt, fennel seeds, and garlic cloves. Bring the pan back to a boil and add the celery, onions, peppers, fennel, and whole chiles; cook for about 10 minutes until tender. Refresh the vegetables in the same way, plunging them into iced water; when they are cold, drain them along with the cauliflower florets.
In a large bowl, mix the cauliflower and other vegetables with the garlic, olives and capers. Whisk together the vinegar and oil for the dressing and pour over the salad. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle over the chopped parsley. Combine everything really well, which is easiest done using your hands. At this point you have a pickled vegetable salad which serves 8 generously, or you can stuff everything into wide-necked sterilized canning jars and pour in a mixture of half vinegar and half olive oil to cover the vegetables.