Contorni: Veggies, Salads, Potatoes

Category: Contorni: Veggies, Salads, Potatoes

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.

Oven-Baked Humble Potato with Parmesan and Myrtle

cooked and written by Fiorenza June 21, 2020

Parmesan gives a lot flavour and crunchiness to these humble potatoes whilst along with Myrtle they get a twist of Mediterranean scent. Fancy to know more about Myrtle? what-is-myrtle/ Serve…

Contorni: Veggies, Salads, Potatoes Italian Regional Recipes

Roman-Style Artichoke

cooked and written by Fiorenza June 02, 2020

For this preparation is normally used a typical artichoke coming from Rome called “mammola”, but of course you can use artichokes you have available, taste doesn’t change. Stuffed with minced…

Contorni: Veggies, Salads, Potatoes Italian Regional Recipes

Stewed Brown Lentils

cooked and written by Fiorenza June 02, 2020

Stewed brown lentils are part of the Italian culinary tradition, a perfect side dish to accompany meat, roast, sausages or even in a pasta or just eaten as a soup.…

Contorni: Veggies, Salads, Potatoes

Thyme-Flavoured Mashed Potato with Olive Oil

cooked and written by Fiorenza April 17, 2020

We’ve replaced butter with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and added fresh thyme to give an extra twist to this mashed potato. A good alternative as a side dish of meat…

Contorni: Veggies, Salads, Potatoes Italian Regional Recipes

Neapolitan Zucchine a Scapece – Fried Courgettes with Mint and Vinegar

cooked and written by Fiorenza April 05, 2020

Scapece, pronounced Ska-pe-ce, it’s a famous traditional neapolitan side dish and it’s basically made with courgettes, garlic, fresh mint leaves, all soaked in vinegar. The name comes from the word…