Tag: Italian cuisine

Aubergine plantballs
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Aubergine plantballs

Irresistible plant-balls made with aubergine and black olives. It’s a very simple recipe pleasing children and adult-alike. Serve my plantballs with tomato sauce and your favourite carb – rice, pasta, bread, you name it.

Green beans potato gratin
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Green Beans Potato Gratin Traybake

Polpettone genovese is a traybake with mashed potatoes and green summer veggies: lots of basil and lots of French beans. It’s a delicious vegetarian meal. Easy to make ahead if you have guests at dinner, delicious the day after warmed up at the office.

Pasqualina cake
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Pasqualina cake

Don’t be fooled by the name, this is a savoury dish! A simple tart you can easily bring to a picnic with a crispy puff pastry case and a filling of ricotta and spinach – the most famous Italian couple. It is traditionally served at Easter but it’s so good and easy to make, you’ll end up eating it all year round.

Minestrone Soup
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Minestrone Soup

Minestrone soup is a light but filling dinner, the ultimate comfort food with tomato broth and beans. Change up the veggies depending on what you have at home and what’s in season, the result will always be delightful.