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How to Make Salami Roses for your Charcuterie Board

Learn how to easily create the viral Tik Tok food hack to making Salami Roses to put on a charcuterie board!

The latest viral food trend to come off of Tik Tok are these salami roses. Charcuterie Boards have become increasingly more popular over the last few years, with a board for every occasion and type of food. I mean come on, there are jarcuterie now, dessert charcuterie and more.

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I mean how you could cured meats and assorted cheese get any better?! Cue in: the salami rose! Talk about beautiful!

The addition of Salami Roses to your charcuterie boards will make your boards look like you picked them right up from the caterers.

Guests will want to know every step of how you did this! It will BLOW.THEIR.MIND!

What is a salami rose?

This fun hack has you folding your salami pieces into a wine glass, on top of each other. When you are done and flip the glass over, you are left with a beautiful salami flower. Yes, literally it is a simple idea. 

What You Need to Make Salami Roses

Equipment:

Ingredients

  • Round deli meat, like salami slices
  • Assorted Crackers or breads
  • Fruit of choice
  • Pre sliced gourmet cheeses
  • Assorted nuts and other fruits, optional
  • Condiments (Mayo, mustard, etc) optional

How to Make Salami Roses

Learn how to easily create the viral Tik Tok food hack to making Salami Roses to put on a charcuterie board!

I have a printable recipe card for you below with instructions and the full ingredient list.

Be sure to watch the tutorial video to get a visual on how to make your salami roses!

Layer the slices of salami on top of one another on top of your wine glass, with the first layer having the least amount of slices. For example, my first layer only has three pieces of meat that are overlapping one another.

Layer the second row of meat in between the three that were laid out before where you will end up with about five pieces of meat overlapping.

The third, fourth, fifth or six layer will continue the same process until you have the desired size of a rose.

You will want to really press the pieces of salami onto the edge of your wine glass, so it sits tightly.

Flip the wine glass and meat over onto your presentation board to create the form of a rose.

Leave the glass in place until you are ready to display your finished presentation.

Things to Keep in Mind When You are Making Your Salami Roses

  • This presentation will not work with any deli meat that is not cut into a circle.
  • We tested square as well as sliced deli meat neither would hold its shape as well as the circled meat would.
  • When the slices of meat are pulled out of the flower it does not fall apart it will continue to hold its shape until all of the meat is off the board.
  • When creating your board remember to add layers of crackers, cheese, meats, fruits, and nuts if you would like in order to offer a variety of things on your platter.
salami roses

The key to creating a robust and appealing charcuterie board is to cover as much of the board as possible. So if you’re going for a picture perfect board remember more is better and color always elevates the board.

As you can see this really does not take a lot of time at all!

salami roses

Just a Wine Glass and Salami?

No! Get creative! You can make different size meat roses using a champagne flute and red or white wine glasses.

Try ham, pepperoni or any other circular cured meat slices that you think would be delicious on your charcuterie board!

Salami Roses or meat flowers really make charcuterie boards stand out. How pretty will they be for Mother’s Day, Easter or a Bridal Shower?

salami roses
Learn how to easily create the viral Tik Tok food hack to making Salami Roses to put on a charcuterie board!
salami roses

How to Make Salami Roses for your Charcuterie Board

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Learn how to easily create the viral Tik Tok food hack to making Salami Roses to put on a charcuterie board!

Ingredients

  • Round deli meat
  • Assorted Crackers or breads
  • Fruit of choice
  • Pre sliced gourmet cheeses
  • Assorted nuts and other fruits, optional
  • Condiments (Mayo, mustard, etc) optional

Instructions

    1. Layer the circles of meat on top of one another with the first layer having the least amount of slices. For example, my first layer only has three pieces of meat that are overlapping one another.
    2. Layer the second row of meat in between the three that were laid out before where you will end up with about five pieces of meat overlapping.
    3. The third, fourth, fifth or six layer will continue the same process until you have the desired size of a rose.
    4. Flip the wine glass and meat over onto your presentation board.
    5. Leave the glass in place until you are ready to display your finished presentation.

Notes

  • This presentation will not work with any deli meat that is not cut into a circle.
    We tested square as well as sliced deli meat neither would hold its shape as well as the circled meat would.
  • When the slices of meat are pulled out of the flower it does not fall apart it will continue to hold its shape until all of the meat is off the board.
  • When creating your board remember to add layers of crackers, cheese, meats, fruits, and nuts if you would like in order to offer a variety of things on your platter

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Julie

Monday 22nd of November 2021

Such a fun idea! Thank you for introducing me to this. 🙂

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