Fiambre (Guatemalan Cold Salad)

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Fiambre (Guatemalan Cold Salad)

Fiambre is a traditional Guatemalan cold salad prepared with a variety of vegetables, meats and cheeses, that is mostly eaten on Día de los Muertos.

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Ingredients

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Vegetables (a combination of)

  • 3 carrots , sliced or diced
  • 2 cups green beans
  • ½ cauliflower , cut in small florets
  • ½ cabbage , thinly sliced
  • 4 oz. asparagus
  • 1 cup green peas
  • 1 (14 oz) can beets , sliced
  • 1 cup canned corn
  • 1 cup hearts of palm
  • 3 pacaya flowers (in jars or cans)
  • ½ cup pickled baby corns
  • ½ cup Pickled pearl onions
  • 4 tablespoons capers
  • 12 green olives
  • A few leaves lettuce
  • 4 radishes , carved in roses (for garnish)

Meats (a combination of)

  • 4 oz. butifarra (sausage made with anis and other spices)
  • 4 oz. cecina (dried smoked and salted beef)
  • 12 oz. chicken breast , cooked
  • 4 oz. chorizo Colorado (red chorizo sausage), sliced
  • 4 oz. black chorizo sausage , sliced
  • 4 oz. yellow chorizo sausage , sliced
  • 4 oz. hot dog , cooked and sliced
  • 4 oz. ham , cut in long strips
  • 4 oz. longaniza (sausage with mint and chili pepper
)
  • 4 oz. salami , cut in large cubes
  • 4 oz. mortadella , cut in large cubes

Eggs and Dairy (a combination of)

  • 4 hard-boiled eggs , halved
  • ½ lb cheddar cheese , sliced
  • 12 oz. queso fresco (fresh cheese), crumbled
  • 12 oz. Zacapa cheese (or parmesan)

Caldillo (dressing)

  • ½ bunch parsley , chopped
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 sprig oregano
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons mustard
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • salt (to taste)
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Instructions

The day before

  1. Cook the vegetables separately (times are indicative, vegetables need to be cooked but still firm).
  2. Boil the sliced carrots for 10 to 12 minutes.
  3. Blanch the green beans for 5 minutes. Cut in 1-inch (2,5 cm) sections.
  4. Boil the cauliflower for 8 to 10 minutes.
  5. Blanch the cabbage for 5 minutes.
  6. Blanch the asparagus for 3 to 5 minutes. Cut half of them in 1-inch sections, and keep the rest to decorate the salad.
  7. Boil peas for 6 to 8 minutes.
  8. Boil the chicken in water seasoned with salt and pepper for about 20 minutes.
  9. Skim off the fat once it has cooled.
  10. Shred the cooked chicken and set aside.
  11. Keep some of the broth and mix in a blender with the vinegar, olive oil, mustard, parsley, thyme, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes then chill overnight.
  12. Combine all the cooked vegetables with the beets, hearts of palm, corn, and pour the dressing over them. Let them sit overnight in the refrigerator.

On the day of serving

  1. Boil the chorizo, as well as the sausages and meats that need to cooked.
  2. Mix the vegetables with the meats. Keep a few slices of ham (or other cold cuts) to decorate.
  3. Place lettuce leaves to cover a large serving platter.
  4. Arrange a layer of the vegetables and meats.
  5. Decorate with the asparagus, baby corn, capers, radishes, olives, hard-boiled eggs, ham and cheese.
  6. Serve chilled.
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