Beef Carpaccio with Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese

Preparation: 20 min.
4 servings

Ingredients
250 g beef fillet
salt and pepper

Ingredients for Pesto
50 g basil
50 g Parmigiano-Reggiano in petal-shaped slivers (*)
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena or Reggio Emilia
30 g pine nuts
10 g walnuts
salt and pepper

Preparation
Salt and pepper the beef fillet and wrap it in a salami shape using cling film, then freeze.
Remove from freezer and, prior to thawing, thinly slice using a slicer and place the beef slices totally covering the serving platter.
Prepare the pesto by mixing all ingredients in a blender, then brush the Carpaccio slices with the sauce obtained.
In the platter centre, arrange a bouquet using different types of lettuce and dress with the remaining sauce.
Cut Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in petal-shaped slivers and use them to garnish the lettuce bouquet.

(*) to obtain the petal-shaped slivers, it is advisable to use Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese with a minimum 14-18 months of maturation.


Pear with Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese

Preparation: 15 min.
1 serving

Ingredients
1 ripe pear
50 g Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in petal-shaped slivers (*)
4 or 5 mint leaves
Extra-aged Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena or Reggio Emilia

Preparation
Peel the pear and slice it vertically. Place the pear slices in a fan shape on one side of a dessert plate.
On the other side of the plate, put Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese slivers.
Pour a few drops of Extra-aged Traditional Balsamic Vinegar on each cheese sliver and garnish with mint leaves.

(*) to obtain the petal-shaped slivers, it is advisable to use Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese with a minimum 24-30 months of maturation.


Pancetta rolls with Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese

Preparation: 3 minutes per roll
4 servings

Ingredients
16 slices of lean pancetta
150 g duck foie-gras
150 g Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in slivers (*)
16 slices of toasted bread -  1/2 cm thickness
parsley to decorate

Preparation
Crumble the duck foie-gras and mix with small slivers of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese fresh from the refrigerator to avoid that it melts.
Put this mixture into the refrigerator.
Spread the mix on the pancetta slices and roll them.
Serve the rolls on the toasted bread slices and decorate with parsley.
(*) it is advisable to use Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese with 24-30 months of maturation.


Potato gnocchi with courgette flower sauce

Preparation: 1 hour
6 servings

Ingredients for Gnocchi
1 kg boiled potatoes (not peeled)
225 g flour
75 g potato flour
65 g Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1 egg
salt, pepper and nutmeg

Ingredients for Sauce
1 shallot
12 courgette flowers
4 ripe tomatoes
2 dl meat or vegetable broth
8 slices of speck
extra-virgin olive oil
100 g Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
50 g butter
fresh mint
salt and pepper

Preparation of Gnocchi
Mash the potatoes after boiling and then peeling, place on a wooden board, add other ingredients and knead. Extend the dough into long rolled strips with a few centimetres diameter, cut into pieces and roll each piece on a fork or the back of a grater pressing with the thumb. Cook in boiling salted water until they rise to the surface. Drain and keep warm.

Preparation of the Sauce and Dish Presentation
Peel the tomatoes, remove the seed and dice. Slice the stalks of the courgette flowers. Julienne cut the mint and half of the speck. Put the remaining speck slices in the oven at a low temperature until they become crispy.
Brown the shallot in olive oil, add the julienne cut speck, the courgette stalks, the tomatoes and the flowers. Add the broth and let evaporate.
Add the gnocchi and the fresh mint, salt, pepper and, after removing from the flame, stir in grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and butter.
Complete the dish with the crispy speck slices.


Scallops with slivers of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Parma ham

Preparation: 30 minutes
4 servings

Ingredients
16 scallops without shell
10 g sliced truffle
50 g Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in petal-shaped slivers (*)
extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
1 chilli pepper

Ingredients for Salad
8 slices of Parma Ham
1 medium onion
50 g boiled string beans
parsley
salt and pepper
squeezed lemon

Preparation
Sauté the finely sliced onion and the chilli pepper in olive oil. Add the scallops and let them brown. Place the ham slices on the oven pan already greased with oil and cook until they are nice and crispy. Arrange a row of scallops on a dish, cover them with the Parmigiano-Reggiano slivers and the sliced truffle. Dress with a drizzle of olive oil from the sauté.
Accompany with a salad of crispy Parma Ham slices, fried onion, string beans and parsley dressed with a vinaigrette made from olive oil, squeezed lemon, salt and pepper.

(*) to obtain the petal-shaped slivers, it is advisable to use Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese with a minimum 14-18 months of maturation.