…this salad as it does for any salad—and be generous with it. Not all recipes call for letting your Octopus Salad rest before serving, but I do find it enhances…
Insalata pantesca
…any common parentage, but the insalata pantesca is one of the relatively rare examples of a composed salad in Italian cookery—a salad where you arrange the ingredients on a platter…
Struffoli (Angelina’s Honey Balls)
…or orange, or both Salt, a small pinch A pinch of baking powder (optional) A heaping spoonful of sugar (optional) For frying: Vegetable or olive oil for frying For dressing…
Insalata di riso con tonno (Italian Tuna Rice Salad)
…is an almost infinite variety of rice salads—and you can really just make up your own version using whatever suits your fancy. Besides Tuna Rice Salad, another very popular salad…
A Neapolitan Christmas: Insalata di rinforzo (Cauliflower and Pickled Vegetable Salad)
This zesty cauliflower salad is a fixture on family tables in Naples during the Christmas season. The salad is called insalata di rinforzo—’reinforcement salad’—is because it was customary in the…
Milanese con insalata di pomodoro (Milanese Veal Chop with Tomato Salad)
…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…
Salade frisée aux lardons (Frisée Salad with Bacon)
…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…
