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Chocolate salami

Chocolate salami

Chocolate salami is a rich velvety chocolate containing chopped nuts and broken biscuits. It is formed into the shape of a sausage and dusted with icing sugar resemble salami. It is a popular dessert in parts of Europe where it is also known as salame di cioccolato in Italy and salame de chocolate in Portugal. 
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
chilling time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 45 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine European, Italian, Portuguese
Servings 28 slices
Calories 105 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 200 g dark chocolate
  • 100 g butter
  • 20 g honey
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 130 g biscuits
  • 60 g Pistachios
  • 2 tablespoon icing sugar

Instructions
 

To prepare the chocolate salami mixture

  • Break the biscuits into small pieces by hand. Do not crush to a powder.
  • Roughly chop the nuts.
  • Melt the chocolate either in a microwave or using a hot water bath (bain-marie).
  • Cut the butter into small pieces, add to the melted chocolate and stir until it has melted.
  • Add the honey and vanilla essence and mix.
  • Add the broken biscuits, chopped nuts and cocoa powder and mix well until everything is coated in melted chocolate. 

To form the salami

  • Place a sheet of kitchen parchment paper on your worktop. 
  • Form a row of the chocolate mixture close to the nearside edge of the paper. 
  • Roll the paper tightly away from you, compressing the mixture as tight as possible, to form a sausage shape. Scrunch the ends if needed to stop the mixture falling out.
  • When the paper is rolled as tightly as you can get it, wrap in plastic film to keep it in place. 
  • Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours to chill and harden. 
  • When the salami has chilled and hardened, remove the plastic film and paper and place own a board. Dust icing sugar onto the surface of the sausage and rub in using your fingers until it is fully coated. 

Notes

To store
  1. Store in the fridge where it will keep for up to 5 or 6 days.
  2. The chocolate salami can also be wrapped in plastic film and frozen for up to a month. Defrost in a cool room or in the fridge, and then store in the fridge.
How to serve
  1. Chocolate salami is perfect paired with a cup of coffee.  
  2. Slice your chocolate salami and serve as an after dinner treat to finish off your meal.
  3. Break up some of the salami and use as a topping to ice cream. It pairs well with creamy vanilla or Cornish ice cream.
Tips
  1. Break the biscuits by hand to avoid ending up with too many pieces which are too small and powdery
  2. When melting the chocolate make sure the bowl and any utensils you use are completely dry.
  3. When melting the chocolate take care not to overheat and burn the chocolate.
  4. If you melt the chocolate over a hot water bath (bain-marie) make sure that you do not splash water onto the chocolate as this will lose its smoothness and may become lumpy an unusable.

Nutrition

Calories: 105kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 48mgPotassium: 85mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 101IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Chocolate, Easy, No bake
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