Insalata di Rinforzo

A triumph of Southern colours and scents.

Ingredients

For 4 persons:

• 1 cauliflower;
• pickled red peppers;
• 5 pickled gherkins;
• 2 anchovies in salt;
• 50 gr pulpy black olives;
• 50 gr pulpy green olives;
• 1 tablespoon pickled capers;
• extra-virgin olive oil;
• vinegar;
• salt.

Preparation

Wash and dry carefully the cauliflower, cross-cut the core's base and make it boil in salted water, into a pressure-cooker, for 7 minutes from the whizzing. Once cooked, drain it; separate the top from the core and put it into a large bowl.

Remove salt and bones from the anchovies, and chop them up into small pieces. Drain and cut the gherkins into round pieces. Add everything to the cauliflower, including the olives, black and green, and capers. Season with extra-virgin olive oil, a sprinkle of vinegar and a bit of salt.

Mix carefully; then decorate the salad with red pepperoni cut into long and thin slices, cover the bowl and make it rest for 3-4 hours before serving.