Salty Sticks

My take on a Spanish Gilda. I served these salty sticks as a welcome snack at a supper club and I think it is safe to say it was a hit! I think you either love or hate tinned fish, and I love the salty brineyness of it. This is a simple snack so it is important to use the best, freshest, most flavorful ingredients you can find! Simple good ingredients paired together simply is my favorite type of cooking.

Ingredients

• 1 jar of castlevertrano olives pitted whole

• 1 jar of spicey pickled beans

• 1 block of gruyere cheese

• 4oz of blue cheese

• 1-2 tins of olive oil-packed salted anchovies

• 1 lemon zest and juice

• EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)

• fresh cracked pepper

Method

• Simply prep your contents. Strain your olives, slice your beans into similar sizes, cube your cheese into similar sizes, and separate your anchovies.

• Stuff your olives with crumbles of blue cheese, you can just use your hands it’s ok to get messy

• Then assemble your salty sticks. I did olive first, anchovies, beans, then cheese. Repeat until you’ve made the desired amount.

• Plate as desired, drizzle with EVOO, top with lemon juice and zest, and finish with cracked pepper

• Serve chilled as is or with crackers or bread

Notes

• The ingredients can be interchanged and personalized to your liking. If you don’t like tinned fish, no worries, substitute it for cured meat or cornichons.