I couldn’t get HORMEL’s Ribbon Pepperoni out of my mind after composing the foregoing Post… So I thought, why keep trying to concentrate on other, less engaging post topics when I could just gush some more about the New Product of the Week?
Ribbon Pepperoni: Perfect partner for the classic Loaded Baked Potato…
Yes! SO many potential ways to use HORMEL’s new Ribbon Pepperoni! And so few Calories and fat-grams in my daily nutritional allowance to spare…
I just had to
By the time I got to the bottom of Dan Glendinning’s news release about Hormel’s new Ribbon Pepperoni, my brain was brimming over with possible uses for it. Like a soda someone had poured way too fast into too-small a glass…
So I decided to give in to my instincts and list off as any as I could come up with while the while the muse still sat, slaving over the concept, on my shoulder…
Here we go
I listed them first, and fleshed out the ideas on a second pass:
Burger Toppings
Crisp-up a handful of the squiggly little devils as a festive, sauce gripping, crunchy burger topping…
Subs, Hoagies – whatevers…
Ribbon Pepperonis the are ideal for addition to / stacking on Sub, Hoagies – or whatever you call the ubiquitous oblong ‘everything’ sandwich in your home place. Imagine the classic Italian Sub (pictured top of page) topped with ’em…
Casserole Toppings
A handful or two of these guys – crisped up in a frying pan or Air Fryer, or not – could give your fave go-to casseroles whole new leases on life…
Egg Dishes
… Especially Omelets, Quiches, Scrambles, Frittatas…
Salad Accoutrements
Toppings and garnishes for otherwise conventional tossed salads. Something new to ‘finish’ a Caesar Salad! An upgrade component for a classier take on a Cobb salad. A perfect team player for your next Jullienned Salad… The list goes on!
Salad Sandwich Brighteners
Not just salad TOPPERs, Glendinning! Put them IN your Egg, Potato, Chicken and other creamy ‘salad’-style sandwich fillings to elevate your fave recipes at least one notch!
Crossover Craziness!
Just think of all the possibilities for crossing these little ribbons over to Mexican or Tex-Mex classics such as Tacos, Burritos, Chilis or whatever… And especially Nachos!
Would also go great with the right complementary ingredients in Ramen, Pho, Bimbap or Laksa bowls. Not to mention the thousands of traditional soups that dot the Asian culinary map…
Bacon Surrogates
Crisp ’em up and substitute for bacon bits in any suitable recipe!
My take
And that’s just the ideas that crossed my mind from the moment I started my list to the point where I stopped to take my first breath…
Like I said in the previous post: Get into an Italian state of mind and… Carry on!
~ Maggie J.