In a traditional Italian meal the “Contorni” are usually served as a side dish for the second course, just after the “Primi Piatti” but before the Desserts. In this recipe you will find recipes to cook almost any vegetables, ideas for salads, traditional preparations with potatoes and the likes.
Puntarelle are the tender side stems with leaves of Catalogna chicory, boasting a slightly bitter taste and crunchy texture. They are delicious either cooked or raw and when paired with…
Tasty crispy and golden in colour these saffron-flavoured potatoes and onions. We also added a touch of marjoram, which goes really well with them. Excellent both as a side dish…
A vegetarian dish. The title speaks for itself, we baked potato with oyster mushrooms and a handful of small black Ligurian Taggiasca olives, all flavoured with thyme and grated Parmigiano…
A rich and very flavoursome side-dish that can also easily become a primo piatto if paired with pasta or rice. Serves 2-3, Preparation 5 minutes, Cooking 10-15 minutes Sweet Mini…
Like so much else in Italian cookery, this Italian crispy potato dish traditionally called ‘Patate Maritate’, i.e. ‘Married Potatoes’, takes everyday ingredients and elevates them into something so delicious and…
