How to Make A Salami Rose

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Written By: Kyrie Luke

I’ll show you how to make a salami rose in 2 minutes or under using just a single glass. Salami roses make impressive charcuterie boards using a simple method.

Whether you’re making a simple charcuterie board for two, or a large platter for a big gathering, you’ll love having this salami rose trick up your sleeve.

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What is a Salami Rose

A salami rose is a beautiful way to present salami in the shape of a rose which includes salami that looks like rose petals. Often, salami roses are used to decorate a charcuterie board or snack plate. Rather than fanning out the salami or stacking it, you’d simply display it as a salami rose.

Equipment You’ll Need to Make a Meat Rose

The single piece of equipment needed for making a salami rose is very basic, and you definitely already have it in your kitchen.

• 1 glass – I like to use a white wine glass.

Why You’ll Love Making Salami Roses

• Takes two minutes or less
• Easy way to dress up a grazing board
• You can use many different types of meats to make roses from
• You already have the equipment you’ll need

How to Make a Salami Rose

Whether you’re making a salami rose for a holiday or event, or just as a fun presentation for your sandwich platter, you’ll love having this trick up your sleeve.

Ingredients

• Salami – thinly sliced genoa salami is best.

Step by Step Instructions (with photos)

• Start by taking your salami and pinching it in the center so it’s folded in half with a gap in the middle. Put that gap on the rim of the glass.
• Use that hand to hold it there as you do the same thing with another piece using your other hand. Place that second piece of salami slightly overtop the first one.
• Continue doing this until you have a layer of salami that goes across the entire rim of the wine glass.

• Continue layering your salami overtop each layer, overlapping the salami pieces even closer as you get closer to the center.

• After each layer, or as needed, use the palms of your hands to cusp the salami against the rim of the glass so it stays put.

• After placing all the salami in layers on your glass, use one hand and place it on top of the salami and the other hand on the bottom of the glass.
• Flip the glass so the salami is resting in the palm of your hand.

• Use the hand holding the bottom of the glass to gently twist the glass to remove it from the salami rose.

• Place the salami rose wherever you’d like!

How to Store a Salami Rose

Yes, you can make salami roses ahead of time! Simply place your salami rose in an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Tips for Making a Salami Rose

Don’t let all these tips fool you – salami roses are insanely easy to make and you probably won’t need any ‘tips’ once you see how easy they are.

1. Use your hand to cusp – using your hand to cusp the meat against the glass every once in a while will give you a nice and tight salami rose.
2. Use cold meat – using cold meat might help when you’re shaping your salami rose.
3. Change up the size – change the size of your rose by changing the size of your glass. Smaller glass = smaller rose.
4. Fuller rose – Use more meat to make a fuller-looking rose. Save any extras and use them for sandwiches the next day!

What to Use Salami Roses For

Here are tons of ideas for how and where to use your salami rose now that you know how to make them.

Where to Place Salami Roses

1. Charcuterie Board – grazing platter, meat and cheese tray, snacking platter – whatever you call it, salami roses are perfect for these!
2. Meat and cracker plate – make a fun little meat and cracker plate for a simple snack for the family.
3. Sandwich-making platter – put all the fixins’ for making sandwiches on a platter and make salami roses out of the meat.

Where to Serve Salami Roses

You don’t need me to list out all the holidays and events to serve a salami rose, but I’m going to anyway! These fun gatherings will jot your memory for making a fun salami rose.

1. Picnic
2. Sunday brunch
3. Mother’s day
4. Wedding buffet
5. Bridal Shower
6. Bachelorette party
7. Easter
8. Christmas
9. New Years

Meat Rose Types

Roses can be made from any round, thinly sliced meat! If there’s a larger sliced meat that you want to make smaller, use a cookie cutter (or glass) to cut them into smaller slices. Try making meat roses out of the following:

• Pepperoni
• Bologna
• Proscuitto
• Chorizo
• Ham
• Turkey
• Roast Beef
• Canadian Bacon
• Sliced cheese (like provolone)

Qualifications for Making Meat Roses

1. Thinly sliced – your meat should be thinly sliced so you can easily shape it over the glass.
2. Flexible – the meat should have some flex to it so you can fold it over your glass.
3. Round shape – any meat you use for salami roses should be round in shape so they can imitate the petals of a rose.

How to Make a Small Salami Rose

Whether you want a small or large salami rose, it’s easy to change up the size by simply using a smaller or larger glass. For a smaller salami rose, use a small glass like a champagne flute; for a larger one, use a large-mouthed glass.

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