Fantozzi salad
10 servings
30 minutes
Fantocchi salad is a vibrant embodiment of Italian gastronomy with Eastern notes. Its origin is shrouded in mystery, but its ingredients speak of a love for bold flavors. Tender chicken breast, grilled eel fillet, and fresh vegetables create a harmony of textures, while unagi sauce with homemade mayonnaise and cayenne pepper adds spiciness. A special touch is the fresh mushrooms that bring a light crispy freshness. Iceberg lettuce, sweet pepper, and cucumber add juiciness, while toasted sesame completes the composition with a subtle nutty aroma. This salad is a versatile dish perfectly suited for both festive dinners and light snacks, uniting the traditions of the West and East.
1
Boil chicken breasts in salted water or steam for 10-15 minutes to retain juiciness. Cool, remove skin and bones, and cut into pieces of 3-4 cm.
- Chicken breast: 3 pieces
- Salt: to taste
2
Cut the fried eel fillet 'unagi' into pieces of 3–4 cm.
- Eel: 300 g
3
Wash and dry the peppers, cucumber, and mushrooms. Remove the stems from the mushrooms and peel the caps, slicing them into thin pieces. The mushrooms in this salad are used fresh without heat treatment. Cut a medium-sized salad cucumber into thin rounds without peeling it. Clean the sweet peppers from seeds and cut them into pieces of 3–4 cm. It's better to use peppers of different colors, such as red and yellow. Tear a small head of iceberg lettuce into pieces of 4–6 cm. As an alternative, you can use romaine lettuce.
- Fresh button mushrooms: 8 pieces
- Cucumbers: 1 piece
- Bell pepper: 2 pieces
- Iceberg lettuce: 1 piece
4
Mix all the ingredients and add a little salt.
- Salt: to taste
5
Sauce. Prepare homemade mayonnaise. Add unagi sauce, cayenne pepper (a pinch for mild and two to three for those who like it spicier), and 50 grams of eel fillet to the mayonnaise. Blend all ingredients for 8-10 seconds.
- Egg yolk: 3 pieces
- Vegetable oil: 100 ml
- Unagi (eel) sauce: 50 ml
- Ground cayenne pepper: pinch
- Eel: 300 g
6
Dress the salad with sauce and mix.
7
Lightly roast the sesame seeds and let them cool.
- Toasted sesame seeds: 1 tablespoon
8
Place the prepared salad in a bowl and sprinkle with sesame seeds on top.
- Toasted sesame seeds: 1 tablespoon