…you that neither vinegar nor lemon belongs in a proper tomato salad anyway. My usual preference (when making tomato salad on its own) is to add just the tiniest bit…
Pastiera Napoletana
…Some recipes call for substitutes such as grated orange peel or orange extract. Neither quite does the trick, if you ask me. Orange blossom water provides a heady perfume that…
Sformato di finocchi (Fennel Mold)
…on. Now that the weather is rapidly cooling off here in the northern hemisphere, I turned to one of my favorite cool weather vegetables, fennel. Now fennel is delicious raw,…
Cialledda (Bread and Tomato Salad)
…very different results. The frugal idea of mixing stale bread with chopped up tomatoes to make a salad, for example, gave us the world-famous panzanella from Tuscany and the lesser…
Macedonia di frutta (Italian Fruit Salad)
Macedonia di frutta, or Italian fruit salad, is one of the most typical of summer desserts in Italy, often served with some lemon sorbet. But a macedonia can be made…
Antipasti
…Giardiniera, Homemade Insalata caprese (Tomato and Mozzarella Salad) Insalata caprese all’americana (American-Style Caprese Salad) Insalata di cozze (Mussels Salad) Insalata di polpo (Octopus Salad) Insalata di rinforzo (Neapolitan Christmas Salad)…
Insalata di sardine e ceci (Sardine and Chickpea Salad)
One of the most delicious and satisfying antipasti in the Italian repertoire is also one of the simplest: fagioli e tonno, or Bean and Tuna Salad. Well, the other day…
Fagioli e tonno (White Bean and Tuna Salad)
…make this salad. And it’s easy to double or treble the recipe if you’re expecting more dinner guests, or you just feel extra-hungry. Generally classified as an antipasto, this salad…