Easy Side Italian

Baked diavoletti

Name: Baked Italian cheese (diavoletti) recipe
Yield: 8
Cuisine: /italian
Ingredients: 250g packet smoked diavoletti cheese (see note); 1-40.00 ml extra virgin olive oil; Large handful pitted Sicilian (green) olives, halved; Large handful of sundried cherry tomatoes; Basil leaves, to serve; Bread, to serve (optional)

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by Orazio D’Elia

CHEF

Jan 16, 2025

"Diavoletti cheese is the first thing I eat when I go to the Amaifi Coast. When I found out that an Australian cheese company (That’s Amore Cheese) was making it, I had to put it on the menu to give my guests the real taste of Italy and the cucina Italiana!" - Orazio D'Elia

250g packet smoked diavoletti cheese (see note)
1-2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
Large handful pitted Sicilian (green) olives, halved
Large handful of sundried cherry tomatoes
Basil leaves, to serve
Bread, to serve (optional)

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced.
2.

Cut each diavoletti into four pieces and place in a medium cast iron or ovenproof frypan. Drizzle with oil and bake for 5 minutes, or until melted.
3.

Serve immediately, topped with olives, sundried tomatoes and basil, along with bread, if using.

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Recipe Notes

Diavoletti, meaning ‘little devils’, is an Italian round-shaped cow’s milk smoked cheese with a chilli-stuffed green olive at its centre. It’s available from specialty cheesemongers and Italian delis. You can substitute smoked scamorza and some sliced long red chilli.