An easy and unique Salami Appetizer Recipe. Slices of Salami are baked into chips and served with Grainy Mustard Sauce for dipping. Completely jam-packed with flavor.
Last Friday found me in the kitchen preparing and arranging a counter full of assorted appetizers. We had invited our friends Greg and Maralee over. Our purpose was to share a wonderful bottle of wine that they gave me for a retirement gift. That bottle was Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon 2012. And you bet…it was remarkable. Nothing like a big California Cab.
I decided earlier I wasn’t in the mood for a formal sit down dinner, so had announced we’d be snacking for dinner.
Don’t you love to eat that way sometimes? Picking, choosing, dipping, building your own little towers of cheese, crackers and meat?
Salami Chips, A Unique Salami Appetizer
Although I will happily eat a slice of salami solo, or on a cracker, or on a slice of cheese on a cracker…I was compelled to take perfectly wonderful slices of dry salami, bake them and then dip them into this exciting sauce of two different mustards and mayonnaise.
Salami Appetizer, Salami Chips
The result? Pure excitement. This salami appetizer somewhat reminds one of jerky in texture, but much easier to eat, and the sauce with the two mustards is a wonderful compliment to the salty meat.
And did I mention this was so darn easy to make? Next time you’re hosting a wine tasting party, or hosting a football crowd consider this baked salami appetizer.
I hope you give this salami appetizer recipe a try, and if you do, please come back and give the recipe a star rating. And if you have a favorite salami appetizer recipe, let me know, I’d love to give it a try.
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Salami Appetizer Chips with Grainy Mustard Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- 2 Tablespoons Grainy mustard
- 8 ounces salami thin sliced
Instructions
- For the Grainy Mustard dip, in a small serving bowl stir together sour cream, mayonnaise, Dijon-style mustard, and grainy mustard. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 15x10x1-inch baking pans with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set 2 oven racks at the center-most positions.
- Lay the salami slices out in a single layer in the baking pans. Bake until they are evenly browned and rigid, about 9-15 minutes. Depending upon thickness of salami. Transfer to paper towels to drain and cool. The salami will crisp further as it cools.
- Arrange the salami chips in a bowl or on a plate, with the dip alongside.
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Salami Appetizer Chips with Grainy Mustard Sauce…It’s What’s for an Appetizer.
I tried this last night with Boar’s Head thin-sliced salami (presliced). It was delicious, but I had trouble getting the slices to crisp without burning, which made them not so pretty. I tried 375, and at 12 minutes they were burned. I tried again at 350, and at 9 minutes the edges were burning but the centers weren’t crisp. Is there another kind of salami I should try?
What a great idea for a party! You can never go wrong with a good salami and a mustard dip! Delicious!
I love the idea of salami chips, what a great idea for an apppertizer. My husband, who knows about wines, says that 2012 was an excellent year for California. Prost!
Love the idea of baking salami slices! Gotta try this — this looks SO good. Retirement, you say? Congrats! It’ll be the best time of your life. At least it is for me! 🙂
My husband would go crazy for these, what a clever idea!
I don’t know what’s the taste of salami but they really looks delicious in buns 😀
My husband would certainly eat more than one of these…I think I would have to hide them from him. 😀
And I’d be right there beside him. 🙂
We almost ALWAYS, have snacks or breakfast for dinner on Fridays :), so you are not alone here. But seriously Salami Chips!!! this is totally new to me, I bet my kids will love this so much.
Isn’t it a fun way to eat? Thanks Amira
Interesting idea to make the salami into chips. I may have to give this a try with some summer sausage that I have from the Wurst Kitchen. The muffaletta sliders looks delicious as well
Let me know what you think. That mustard sauce is a must.