There are four quintessential Italian summer vegetables: tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and zucchini. Of these, zucchini seems to get the least respect, maybe because zucchini plants are so incredibly prolific. New…
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…Sauce) Vongole alla brace (Grilled Clams) Zucchine alla parmigiana (Zucchini Parmesan) Zucchine ripiene al forno (Baked Stuffed Zucchini) Zucchine «a scapece» (Marinated Zucchini) SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave…
Zucchine cacio e uova (Zucchini with Egg and Cheese)
Zucchini and eggs were meant for each other. They are found together in a whole assortment of Italian dishes, perhaps most notably as a frittata. Zucchini cacio e uova is…
Pasta con zucchine e ricotta (Pasta with Zucchini and Ricotta)
…butter for a minute or so, until wilted. Add the zucchini and raise the heat. Toss them as they cook until the zucchini is just tender, about 5 minutes or…
Funghi in pastella (Mushroom Fritters)
…mushroom, the better the fritters will taste. A mushroom mix of the kind often sold in better supermarkets is a nice choice. The traditional recipe for mushroom fritters calls for…
Fiori di zucca fritti (Angelina’s Fried Zucchini Blossoms)
Zucchini is everywhere in our markets in the summer, but zucchini blossoms are another story. They are awfully hard to find. Forget about supermarkets, a better bet is your local…
Frittelle di fiori di zucca (Zucchini Blossom Pancakes)
…lovely stuffed and baked in the Ligurian fashion. But stuffing a zucchini blossom can be rather fussy business. And only the freshest of zucchini blossoms lend themselves to the treatment….
Sciatt (Buckwheat Cheese Fritters)
Sciatt are cheese-filled buckwheat fritters from the Valtellina, the same region where the buckwheat pasta pizzocheri come from. The cheese used for sciatt, Valtellina Casera, is also typical for dressing…
