35 sausage recipes to spice up the menu

Salpicão, a kind of salad usually made with shredded chicken, potatoes, vegetables and chopped apple mixed with mayonnaise and covered with potato straw, is a dish of unknown origin, although many defend its origin as Brazilian. Widely used at Sunday lunches, it is a great option for hot days or as a snack at informal meetings.

In addition to being simple to make, it is a nutritious and visually beautiful food. Dish with a profile of reusing ingredients, it can be prepared with meat leftovers from a previous meal.

With exceptions, as in vegan versions, the salpicão will consist of the following ingredients: a meat, a fruit and a vegetable or vegetable. To make it even more creamy, the sauce can be made with sour cream or mayonnaise.

Versatile and democratic dish, it pleases the most varied tastes just by changing one or another ingredient. Frequent presence at dinner parties in Brazil, enjoy and be inspired by the recipes below and make your parties even more special and tasty.

Salpicão with chicken

1. Salpicão de queijo revisited: lighter than the traditional version, in addition to using yogurt instead of mayonnaise, the chicken is roasted in the oven to make it even tastier. Great option to use up leftovers from the previous day’s roasted chicken.

2. Chicken sausage: using bell peppers, this recipe is rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory, having the ability to help prevent cancer.

3. Functional Salpicão: the fruit chosen for this recipe is apricot, rich in fiber, vitamins and beta-carotene, and a great ally in the health of the skin and hair. Regarding the other ingredients, prefer the organic versions, which are healthier because they do not use pesticides in their cultivation.

4. Light Salpicão: using ricotta cream instead of mayonnaise, this version is lighter, with a less striking flavor, but no less tasty.

5. Chicken sausage with homemade mayonnaise: for those who like to prepare every detail of the dish, this recipe uses homemade mayonnaise in its preparation, making the dish even more special.

6. Salpicão light: with homemade mayonnaise prepared with skimmed milk, this dish is not only light but also tasty and easy and quick to prepare.

7. Smoked chicken sausage: quick and easy to make, this sausage is light and tasty. It uses smoked chicken as the main meat and yogurt to guarantee the creaminess.

8. Different Salpicão: instead of mayonnaise, this recipe uses whipped cream salty like cream, which gives it lightness and unique flavor when mixed with the remaining ingredients.

9. Salpicão with yogurt: versatile recipe, it allows you to use ingredients that are easily accessible or replace those you don’t have at home. Once again, natural yogurt is the option chosen to make the dish even more creamy.

10. Smoked chicken sausage and pineapple in syrup: ideal for moments of haste, this practical dish uses pineapple in syrup as the chosen fruit to ensure the balance between sweet and salty flavor.

Sausage with pork

11. Salpicão de loin, chicken and ham: here, in addition to using shredded pork loin and chicken, ham is added to the recipe, which makes the dish even tastier.

12. Salpicão de pernil: option to serve as a snack, this version is prepared with roasted and shredded pork shank and is served in a filo pastry basket.

13. Shredded pork fillet sausage with cabbage: using pork tenderloin in fillets, this recipe still uses coconut milk and yogurt, bringing a different and delicious flavor to the dish.

14. Smoked loin sausage: using smoked pork loin and pineapple in syrup, this recipe has the exact balance of bittersweet flavor. To ensure creaminess, sour cream and mayonnaise together make a difference.

15. Chicken sausage with Canadian tenderloin and Greek yogurt: two types of meat are used in this recipe: shredded chicken and Canadian tenderloin, guaranteeing a rich nutritional value to the dish. To make the dish even more beautiful, it is served on a “walk” of arugula, bringing a gourmet atmosphere to the meal.

Sausage with fish meat

16. Salpicão de pesca: using shredded tilapia meat, this version of salpicão contains high protein value, in addition to being a supporting food in weight loss.

17. Salpicão de tuna and pineapple: with easy-to-find ingredients, this recipe uses pineapple as the fruit of choice. Fruit is rich in fiber, which has digestive enzymes capable of assisting in the degradation of fats.

18. Salpicão de kani: an option that differs from the traditional chicken salpicão, this recipe takes the kani, a stick made with fish meat and imitation crab meat, an item widely used in Japanese cuisine.

19. Salpicão de bacalhau: using desalted and shredded cod, this version takes on a Portuguese flavor when accompanied by olives, potatoes and quail eggs.

20. Salpicão de salmon: differentiated recipe, uses salmon meat in its preparation. Fish which is highly nutritious, rich in omega-3s, vitamins and fatty acids.

21. Salpicão de tuna: with simple and tasty ingredients, this recipe is not only practical but also quick and very tasty.

sausage with cold cuts

22. Light cold meat sausage: ideal recipe for those on a low-calorie diet, it takes ricotta cheese, turkey breast and skimmed yogurt, ingredients that guarantee the lightness of the dish.

23. Cold meat sausage with mango and nuts: the fruit chosen to be highlighted in this recipe was the mango, rich in minerals, nutrients, vitamins and fibers. To add crunch to the dish, use walnuts.

24. Cold meat sausage: another version that does not use meat in its preparation, this dish has cheese, turkey breast and ham cut into cubes, resulting in a beautiful look.

25. Salpicão de cold meats and cucumber in conversation: to improve the look even more, this recipe uses cucumbers in conversation in its preparation. In addition to beauty, the dish gains vitamins A and C and mineral salts with this addition.

26. Salpicão de cold meats and peppers: adding peppers and leeks, this recipe gains striking flavors and more nutrients than the traditional version. To make the dish even creamier, mix mayonnaise and plain yogurt.

meatless sausage

27. Vegetarian cabbage salpicão: with the white cabbage cut into thin slices, this salpicão gains vitamin A and potassium, making the meal more nutritious.

28. Salpicão without chicken: in this version, the turkey breast replaces the chicken meat, which together with the ricotta cheese, guarantees lightness to the dish.

29. Salpicão de tofu: using tofu, a traditional soy cheese in Japanese cuisine, this recipe also uses glutadela, a gluten-free meat widely consumed by vegans and vegetarians.

30. Salpicão de Frutas: to replace meat, this recipe uses “jackfruit meat”, an old acquaintance of vegans. This meat consists of green jackfruit pulp cooked in a pressure cooker. Worth trying!

31. Vegetarian sausage with chickpeas and endives: chickpeas, the food used in this recipe, is one of the most complete foods in nutritional terms, in addition to helping to lower cholesterol, it is tasty and versatile. Here it is accompanied by endives, a bitter-tasting vegetable rich in zinc.

32. Salpicão vegetarian: with few ingredients, this dish is crunchy, tasty and with a predominantly sweet flavor. To get out of the rut.

33. Salpicão de vegetables: practical and quick recipe, reminiscent of the classic salpicão recipe, with the exception of the presence of chicken, which leaves nothing to be desired in terms of flavor.

34. Vegetarian Salpicão with Biquinho Pepper: another meatless sausage option, this version takes Biquinho pepper, a sweet-tasting pepper rich in mineral salts. Delicious!

With so many detailed and delicious recipes, it will be easy to choose which type of sausage is your favorite. Just follow the step by step and guidelines so that everything goes as planned. Take advantage of the tips and be surprised by this delicious, refreshing and easy to prepare dish.