Two of the greatest words in the English language are “happy” and “hour” (jokes). These salami puff pastry pillows are an excellent accompaniment. They have just enough salt to be moreish, and just enough chilli to stop you eating too many before dinner.
You’ve probably done a version of these yourselves. Depending on what type of store-bought puff pastry you have access to, you’ll either roll it out, or simply defrost a layer, slap on some seasonings, roll up again, or twist, then bake! Easy.
What I didn’t know (though of course it should be obvious because, well, language) was that the roots of the word “salami” come from Latin! Sal – salt or salare – to salt, which in turn gives us the Italian – salame (cured pork sausage), and its plural salami. Other countries through Europe have similar etymologies.
| Italian | sale |
| German | salz |
| Hungarian | só |
| French | sel |
| Irish | salann |
| Polish | sól |
| Icelandic / Swedish/ Danish / Norwegian | salt |
| Bosnian / Croation / Slovenian | sol |
| Spanish / Portuguese | sal |
| Finnish | suolaa |
| Ukrainian | сіль (sil) |
| Hungarian | só |
| Russian | соль (sol) |
| Czech | sůl |
| Romanian | sare |
| Latvian | sāls |
| Macedonian | сол (sol) |
| Old English | sealt |
| Middle Earth | singë |
| Klingon | do’ol na’ |
Fun fact: Italy alone has more than 150 types of salami, so there are at least 150 possible variations on this recipe 😂
For more puff pastry recipes, you can try some jammy tarts, or my standard go-to chicken pie.
“On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon. That night he had a stomachache!”
-Eric Carle, The very Hungry Caterpillar
Salami Puff Pastry Pillows
Ingredients
- 2-3 sheets puff pastry, defrosted (store-bought puff pastry can differ country to country, mine comes in thin ready-rolled layers)
- 12 slices hot Hungarian salami or salami of your choice
- mixed cheese – cheddar, mozzarella, parmesan
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 210℃/410℉. Place baking sheet paper on baking trays.
- Brush egg along the edges of one side of the pastry sheet.
- Lay salami at the bottom of one end of the sheet, ensuring it goes right to the edges.
- Cover with a good amount of mixed cheese.
- Roll sheet upwards, and if necessary, add more egg wash at the end to secure.
- Slice the rolled puff pastry sheet into eight sections and place on prepared baking trays. You can brush with a little more egg wash and top with more parmesan.
- Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden.
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