Macy's, Make-A-Wish and Mozza At Home with Chef Nancy Silverton

During the holidays, please write a letter to Santa and mail it at a Macy’s store before Christmas.  Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish for each letter received, up to $1,000,000.  On National Believe Day, I attended an event sponsored by Macy’s Culinary Council and chatted with Andrea Schwartz, VP of Media Relations and Cause Marketing.

Charity always begins at home and typically around the kitchen table. I love that Macy’s made a wish come true at Macy’s Culinary Studio for a Make-A-Wish Foundation member who always wanted to cook alongside Chef Nancy Silverton.  They prepared some delicious recipes featured in Chef Nancy’s latest cookbook Mozza at Home. It was a delightful honor to have a quick kitchen chat with Chef Nancy Silverton about cuisine and charity.

Thank you Macy’s and Chef Nancy Silverton for the opportunity to share one of these delicious recipes from Mozza at Home. All the recipes in Chef Nancy’s new cookbook can be served at room temperature and are great to bring to potluck dinners!

 

Charred Broccolini with Salami and Burrata
Recipe compliments of Chef Nancy Silverton

 

Charred Broccolini with Salami and Burrata (Recipe compliments of Chef Nancy Silverton)

Ingredients:

2 bunches broccolini (or broccoli rabe or broccoli di ciccio; about 1 pound(

2 tablespoons canola oil (or another neutral-flavored oil)

2 teaspoons kosher salt

4 ounces hard salmi (such as Fra’ Mani Toscana salami), sliced 1/16 inch thick (15 to 18 slices)

3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon Scallion Vinaigrette

4 ounces burrata

Method

Adjust the oven racks so none are near the oven floor; you’ll be putting the baking sheet directly on the oven floor.  If you are using an electric oven or another oven whereto can’t put anything on the floor, adjust the oven racks so that one is closest to the floor and put a pizza stone on it, if you have one.  Preheat the oven to 500 degrees

Trim and discard the dry stem ends of the broccolini; do this one at a time as each stalk will need to be trimmed at a different place.  Put the broccolini on a large baking sheet, drizzle with the canola oil, sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, and toss to coat the broccolini.  Spread the broccolini out onto a baking sheet, put the baking sheet on the floor of the oven or the lowest rack, and roast until the broccolini is slightly charred and the stems are tender (the best test of broccolini for doneness is to bite into one), 10 to 12 minutes, shaking the baking sheet and rotating it from front to back halfway through the cooking time so the broccolini browns evenly.  When cooking vegetables on the oven floor, a lot of steam is produced from the water released as a result of the vegetables cooking so quickly, so just be careful of the steam that will arise when you open the oven door.  Remove the baking sheet form the oven and set it aside for the broccolini to cool to room temperature.

If you are using salami 1 1/4 inches or less in diameter, cut the slices in half to form half-moons  If you are using a larger salami, cut the rounds into quarters.

Put the salami in a large bowl.  Add the broccolini and toss so the two are tangled together.  Whisk the vinaigrette to recombine the ingredients and drizzle 3/4 cup of the scallion vinaigrette over the broccolini and salami.  Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.  Toss gently and massage the vinaigrette into the broccolini to make sure all the florets are coated.

To serve, scatter one-third of the broccolini and salami in a medium round bowl.  Using a spoon to break it apart, spoon the burrito in random bite-size clumps over the broccolini.  Scatter more broccolini and salami onto the platter, making sure the first layer of burrata is still visible, and continue layering the broccolini-salami and the burrata clumps until you’ve used all of both.  Use a spoon to drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon vinaigrette over the burrata clumps and serve with tongs.  Serves 6-8

Scallion Vinaigrette

Ingredients:

1/2 pound scallions (about 3 bunches)

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar (or white wine vinegar)

1 cup extra-virgin olive oil

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon red chile flakes, ground in a spice grinder or use mortar and a pestle

Method:

Trim and discard the root ends and any wilted greens from the scallions.  Finely chop the scallions and put them in a bowl.  Add the vinegar, salt, and ground red chile flakes.  Add the oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly.  Serve or refrigerate the vinaigrette, covered, for up to 1 day; any longer and the color of the scallions will fade.  Bring the vinaigrette to room temperature before serving.  Makes about 2 cups

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