Sugo finto – A meatless ragu
This is a poor man’s meat sauce: the vegetables are cut finely to simulate a ground beef texture and the result is very tasty indeed.
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This is a poor man’s meat sauce: the vegetables are cut finely to simulate a ground beef texture and the result is very tasty indeed.
You can use the filling here to fill other vegetables, such as peppers, zucchini etc.
Use what you have around! Italians love quiches and love using all sorts of leftovers in them. A classic is sautéd spinach with plenty of nutmeg.
An aromatic, original twist on a simple dish.
There are versions of this all the way up to the French Riviera. In Livorno (Leghorn) it is served as an energy-packed sandwich.
The flavours of the nutmeg, garlic and parsley really stand out in this simple peasant side dish/appetizer.
A simple yet delicious way to prepare this nutritious and aromatic vegetable.
This is an original and tasty dish, ideal for using up leftover celery (those heads are always a little large to use up in one go…) It tends to come out creamier using spelt flour to coat, but wheat flour is fine too.
This eggplant caviar is fresh and lemony. A little cumin gives it a hint of the Middle East.
Crostini are little appetizers that you can invent yourself depending on what’s in season and what ingredients you happen to have around. It is easy to cook eggplant in too much oil, since it is something of an oil sponge… this recipe seals the eggplant before oil is added so that you use less oil.