Diavola Pizza with Castellini Hot Calabrese Salami
Elevate your menu without overcomplicating your pantry by using high-quality staples you already have on hand to create The Diavola. This recipe takes classic ingredients like Castellini Sliced Hot Calabrese Salami, kalamata olives, and Napoli sauce and transforms them into a trending “sweet heat” masterpiece with a simple drizzle of pure honey.
It’s an effortless way to improve your pizza game and offer customers that sophisticated, fiery-yet-balanced flavour profile using the versatile components already found in your kitchen.
Ingredients:
Prep: 20 min | Cook: 10 min | Serves: 1
| Ingredients | Amount |
| Pizza dough | 300g |
| Tomato (sugo base) | 100ml |
| Fior di latte cheese (crumbled) | 80g |
| DON Hot calabrese Salami | 120g |
| Brine-cured olives | 50g |
| Fermented chilli | 25g |
Ingredients for Garnish:
| Ingredients | Amount |
| Pure Honey | 40ml |
Method:
Pizza Assembly
- Step 1: Prepare your pizza dough and lay down a base of Napoli sauce.
- Step 2: Evenly distribute the diced fior di latte cheese over the sauce.
- Step 3: Layer the sliced hot Spanish salami across the pizza.
- Step 4: Add the pitted kalamata olives and the spicy hot chilli.
- Step 5: Bake the pizza in a high-heat oven until the crust is charred and the cheese is bubbling.
Dish Garnish:
- Step 1: Once the pizza is removed from the oven, finish it with a drizzle of pure honey.
Additional Instructions Pairs perfectly with a side of smoky barbecue ribs and a cold beer for a complete savoury meal.
Why the Hot Honey Diavolo is a Strategic Menu Essential
The Hot Honey Diavolo is a strategic menu essential for 2026, capitalising on the high growth swicy (sweet+spicy) flavour trend that continues to drive premium consumer spend across the Australian foodservice market. By leveraging the visual appeal and quality of Castellini Hot Calabrese Salami, operators can position this as a premium hero item anchored against standard options.
For more information contact your DON Representative or local distributor.
