We do a lot of entertaining at our home especially during the summertime. Friends and family members love to hang out at our house to enjoy the backyard pool and all of the food that my husband tosses onto the grill. Almost every weekend you’ll find a few people hanging out at our home.
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Every Friday I like to put together a finger-foods appetizer tray with a variety of meats, cheeses, fresh fruits, crackers, dips, artisan breads, fresh veggie sticks, chips, salsa, etc. I’m always changing up the items I put on the tray to keep things fresh and interesting for our guests.
Last weekend I put together a vegan (plant-based) salami, cheese, grapes, and crackers tray. I didn’t tell my guests that I was using vegan salami because I wanted to get their honest opinion on it. Why? Because I was reviewing 3 different varieties from the great folks over at Renegade Foods.
For the review I was sent a roll from each of these 3 flavors: Smoky Soppressata (with black pepper and smoke) , Sweet Toscana (with Roasted Red Pepper and Fennel), and Spicy Chorizo (with smoked paprika and garlic). This plant-based salami is made using chef-prefected recipes and flavors that can stand on their own. The company has removed all animal-based products, but still relies on old world techniques such as smooking and fermentation.
The vegan salami is ready-to-eat right out of the package. You want to keep it refrigerated until you’re ready to use it. Each roll has a net wt. 7.5 oz. with about 4 servings per roll. You can snack on it as-is or pair it up with your favorite cheese and crackers. The company’s website will suggest wine pairings if you’re interested in that too!
I prepared my appetizer tray early on Friday afternoon, covered it and then placed it into the refrigerator to chill. On Saturday afternoon I got it out and placed it onto the table. Everyone quickly scurried over to it and were fixing their plates. Again, my guests didn’t know that I replaced the meat with vegan, plant-based salami. Within an hour…only a few lonely red grapes were left on the tray.
It was finally time to tell my guests what I did. I explained to them that this time around I used vegan salami from Renegade Foods. They were shocked! Everyone told me that they couldn’t tell a difference between the meat and meat-free version. Matter of fact, all of my guests told me that they would definitely buy and eat this plant-based salami again. Yeah! A win-win!
The only disappointment from the crowd is that I didn’t have anymore left. Seriously, I was asked to go back inside and whip up a second tray of appetizers. Geesh. Sorry folks, it was all gone!
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I too like salami, but am trying to eat less meat. Therefore I shall have to check out this Renegade Foods site.
I do like salami. I am trying to eat less meat. Now I really want to try these salamis.