…meal in and of itself. Odd as it might seem, this salad reminds me strongly of another favorite cold weather salad: puntarelle, one of the signature dishes of Roman cuisine….
Fagiolini e patate (Green Bean and Potato Salad)
…Give the salad a final taste and adjust for seasoning if need be. Let the salad rest for at least 30 minutes before serving. Notes The recipe for fagiolini e…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
