🥩 Beef Carpaccio with Marinated Vegetables and Bitto DOP Flakes
A fresh and refined second course, perfect for summer or a special occasion: beef carpaccio is enriched with a marinade of red onion, cherry tomatoes, and celery, flavored with mint 🌿. The final touch? Bitto DOP flakes, rolled up to decorate the plate with elegance and flavor. A recipe signature of Andrea Mainardi, simple to prepare yet visually stunning and tasty.
📝 Ingredients for 1 serving:
- 250 g of beef sirloin
- 50 g of Bitto DOP
- 2 cherry tomatoes
- 2 stalks of white celery
- 1 red onion
- White wine vinegar to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil to taste
- 1 sprig of fresh mint
- Salt and pepper to taste
👩🍳 Preparation:
👉 1. Marinating the vegetables:
- Finely slice the red onion and marinate it with vinegar and a pinch of salt.
- Add the halved cherry tomatoes and celery cut into pieces.
- Season with extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. Let it sit for a few minutes to absorb the flavors.
👉 2. Preparing the carpaccio:
- Cut the sirloin into thin slices and place them between two sheets of plastic wrap.
- With a meat mallet, gently flatten the meat until you achieve a circular shape.
- Remove the top sheet, flip the carpaccio onto the serving plate, and remove the second sheet as well.
👉 3. Assembling the dish:
- Spread the marinated vegetables over the carpaccio.
- Add tufts of fresh mint.
- With a vegetable peeler, shave some Bitto DOP flakes and roll them up to decorate the dish.
- Finish with a sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper.
📚 Excerpt from: Easy Recipes for Every Day by Andrea Mainardi
📷 The image of the dishes is purely indicative and does not necessarily correspond exactly to the recipe.
