Italian Home Cook

Side Dishes

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.

Baked Onions with Aromatic Herbs

Baked onions, we only seasoned them with a mixture of different herbs and a little grated Pecorino Romano cheese, nothing else. We just made a cross-cut and baked them whole.…

Raw Artichoke and Rocket Salad

Raw artichoke salad is a light contorno – side dish usually served with Grana Padano cheese flakes. The tender artichoke hearts are used, and we have also added some rocket…

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Enzo Oliveri