Simple but appetizing, Sicilian caponata is the ideal summer and late summer side dish due to the presence of eggplant (and in some cases other summer vegetables). Everyone likes it and if desired it can also be used as…
Italian Appetisers Recipes
Eggfish is not a fish recipe! You will say: but how? In fact, they are delicious and quick frittatas made of eggs, pecorino cheese and breadcrumbs flavored with garlic and parsley. The recipe, belonging to the Sicilian gastronomic tradition,…
Would you like to make a delicious spinach and ricotta frittata roll? Try this recipe and tell me if you like it!!! SERVINGS:4 INGREDIENTS: 8 eggs 40 grams (1/3 cup) of grated Pecorino Romano cheese 50…
Arancini rice balls or Arancine are a typical specialty of Sicilian cuisine! A delicious street food loved all over the world! They are small rice timbales, round in shape or with a cone-shaped tip, filled with meat sauce with…
Fig jam is one of the most nutritious jams among those prepared with fruit. It has a very full bodied and grainy consistency because of the seeds that make up the figs. However, if it is cooked for the…
Quick and easy to prepare, fried squash or zucchini blossoms are a crispy and delicious appetizer. SERVINGS:4 INGREDIENTS: 15 squash blossoms 7 oz all-purpose flour 1 egg frying oil to taste salt and pepper to taste ½…
Old-Fashioned Italian Zucchini Fritters: A Mouth-Watering Delicacy
Zucchini Fritters: a mouth-watering delicacy, easy and quick to prepare. Grated zucchini with a few other ingredients and fried, great to serve as an appetizer, as a side dish or even as an appetizer if you have friends over.…
Melanzane a funghetto are a typical side dish in Neapolitan cuisine. They are prepared in two variations, with and without tomato, by cooking the aubergines in pieces in a pan with garlic and oil. The name comes from the…
ROASTED POTATOES W/ GREMOLADA (PATATE ARROSTO CON GREMOLADA)
A delicious potato side dish with a wonderful gremolata or gremolada….the Italian touch that gives it a special flavour! Makes 4 Servings ROASTED POTATOES 1 1/4 lbs. (567g/20z.) new potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces 3 tbsp. olive…
An exceptional side dish with an Italian touch! Makes 4 Servings INGREDIENTS: 2 cups Italian beadcrumbs 2 tsp. sea salt 1 tsp. crushed red pepper (optional) 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups water 1 large onion,…