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.
Beefsteak Tomato, Pomodoro Cuore di Bue, is a delicious and versatile tomato, perfect to eat simply dressed with oil and salt or alla marinara, i.e. seasoned only with oil, garlic…
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…
Fennel is low in calories and very tasty, especially when baked. We have added cured ham to make them even more interesting. Serves 4, Preparation 15 mins, Cooking 20 mins…
Parmigiano cheese gives a lot of flavour and crunchiness to these potatoes along with Sardinian Myrtle they get a twist of Mediterranean scent. Fancy to know more about Myrtle? what-is-myrtle/…
Bacon-wrapped carrots perfect as an appetiser or side dish. We didn’t glaze them because carrots are sweet enough, we just seasoned them with garlic as a bruschetta-style, then sprinkled with…
