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Mortadella Meatball Sliders
RECIPE COURTESY OF GIADA DE LAURENTIIS
Level: Easy
Total: 50 min
Active: 40 min
Yield: 15 sliders
Ingredients
Meatballs:
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1/4 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 large egg, beaten
1 pound ground pork
1/2 pound mortadella, diced small
3 tablespoons olive oil
Sauce:
1 cup raw shelled pistachios
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Sliders:
12 slider potato buns
1 cup baby arugula
Directions
For the meatballs: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Combine the cheese, breadcrumbs, milk, oregano, lemon zest, salt and egg in a medium bowl. Add the pork and mortadella and gently fold the mixture until fully and evenly combined.
Drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil on a small rimmed baking sheet. Scoop the mixture into 12 golf-ball sized balls and roll until smooth. Place on the baking sheet. Drizzle with the remaining tablespoon olive oil and bake, 15 minutes.
For the sauce: Meanwhile, pulse the pistachios in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add the basil, parsley and salt and pulse to combine. And the olive oil and 1/4 cup cold water and puree until it's a relatively smooth paste. Add the cheese and pulse to combine.
Remove the meatballs from the oven and spread a teaspoon of pesto on each meatball. Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
For the sliders: Spread a little pesto on the top and bottom of each bun. Place a pinch of arugula on the bottom and a meatball on the arugula. Top with the top half of the buns and serve.
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[@barcartbartending6214]

Love mortadella and the pesto looks so amazing 🤤🏈✨

[@FCT70]

I have never met and will likely never get the honor of meeting this woman but I can say I love her and the way she cooks.

[@thatbobusguy]

Yumm! That was for this dish, and the host!

[@Bloombaby99]

Yum! Thanks, Giada.

[@tankmac5584]

Mortadella in English is interpreted Death from the Deli

[@luizmoraes6103]

Delicious 😍👏👏👏

[@oscaramaya8599]

Looks good

[@mehreenaahmad2442]

It's so decadent! 🤣

[@ronaldbennett4685]

Wonderful

[@FREAKOUT123ism]

! 😋😋😋 you cook good

[@lennythorton6984]

Love when people have an accent for one word, they seem very legit

[@angeesteiner8493]

She speaks Italian as her first language

[@allstopblue5717]

I like it . She seems to do it just for fun of it to me.

[@lauraluffman6177]

Omg so true 😂😂

[@Bloombaby99]

@@allstopblue5717 She even said she just does it for the cameras. It's all good.

[@ronaldbennett4685]

Lovely

[@TheEmperoroftheUniverse]

Love to try it soon...

[@jarednil69]

Its interesting how GIADA overpronunciates the names of the Italian ingredients. "MORTEDELLAAA"

[@britonyabanks]

jarednil69 it’s so pretentious.

[@cbboggs6459]

@@britonyabanks Really ? That's how I pronounce it and I'm Portuguese.

[@PatroncitaLaborde]

jarednil69 have you hear Rachel ray ? Haha

[@SharrenDabs]

With the hand movement or it doesn’t count

[@allstopblue5717]

It’s not pretentious. It’s literally just for the fun of it. Don’t be such a grouch. It’s not words you get to say in your everyday conversations, so why not have fun with it.

[@lisakrupsky1569]

Yummy:)

[@carlylamont8902]

Yummy

[@losbatiamigosdefran5710]

❤❤

[@shanegolba5464]

Ok, so let’s have small burgers for an appetizer.......then full size burgers for entree!!! 😂😂😂😂 #noonewillevernotice

[@aaronfuegopop]

Omg that look she gave the camera after tasting the pesto... turned me straight

[@chevy427ify]

Good Morning,,Beautiful,,,

[@markgannett4104]

I would flip the meatballs over before putting the pesto on and putting them back in the oven, the bottoms are already browned and will probably burn if left as is.

[@patricklarry6645]

Pork balls!

[@toniroberts8117]

The thought of eating bologna scares me but I would definitely try this recipe 😁

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Can I sub in cheese for the pesto?! :-D

[@cornholio710]

The world is your kitchen

[@jagpauldhillon]

It’s good, but it needs garlic to flavor it up

[@vanscoyoc]

If it isn't greasy...it isnt a slider.

[@paultaylor3517]

notes

[@mcontent9201]

Kan you help me wich it I wele wont to treay

[@ayee245]

Why can’t she just pronounce mortadella with an English accent... it gets very clingy real fast.

[@David-go4ot]

"spagheeeeeeeti"

[@TacoMan99]

Bologna? No way. I stay away from mystery meat.

[@RosieG1986]

What's so mysterious about Mortadella? It's pork, spices and pistachio nuts. It's delicious

[@budphillips9301]

Giada speaks perfect English but to prove her Italian heritage she completely over pronunciates mozzarella and Parmigiano-Reggiano lol 🤦

[@Sierraporvida15]

AND SPAGHETTI 👎

[@budphillips9301]

@@Sierraporvida15 yep, that's another. Oops, I forgot about that one lol

[@Sierraporvida15]

@@budphillips9301 LOL....

[@Bloombaby99]

It's made her money so good on her.

[@RosieG1986]

She speaks perfect fluent Italian too. Is there something wrong with that? How many languages do you speak? Hmm..

[@woodlandburl6648]

No thank you.

[@luisalbertovazquezcastillo1262]

Hate eggplant and egg plantings in mind.

[@flow6482]

Verzichte, alergiker...mupf

[@selous69]

She had a giant head

[@luisalbertovazquezcastillo1262]

Never liked Pepperoni mortadella nor salami, love canadian ham breast of turkey and regular turkey ham.

[@luisalbertovazquezcastillo1262]

no BALLONEY PLEASE NO MORTICIA ADAME GOMEZ MORTADELLAS. none AT ALL!!

[@shameblamenamegame]

Those look stupid