Extra virgin olive oil

Zia Franca’s roasted peppers

Ingredients: (1) 2 Red Peppers (2) 3 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil (3) 2 Cloves garlic, crushed (4) 1/4 cup Capers (5) 1/2 cup Black…

7 years ago

Baked creamy Brussels sprouts (Crock pot)

Ingredients: 14 Brussels sprouts 2 cloves garlic 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated 1/2 cup cream cheese 2 tbsp extra virgin…

7 years ago

Panzanella: Tuscan bread salad

Ingredients: 1 8 slices day old Tuscan style or hearty bread 2 10 cherry tomatoes, halved (about 2/3 cup) 3…

7 years ago

Raw artichoke salad

Ingredients: 1 4 artichokes 2 1 lemon, halved 3 5 tablespoons/74 ml extra virgin olive oil, plus more as needed…

7 years ago

Porcini and nepitella

Ingredients: Four fresh porcini mushrooms Four tablespoons extra virgin oil, plus extra for drizzling Two cloves garlic, finely chopped Two…

7 years ago

Bruschetta with sautéed mushrooms

Ingredients: Italian bread, sliced 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra as needed 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 pound…

7 years ago

Simple ricotta antipasto

Ingredients: 1 pound/450 g fresh sheep's milk ricotta cheese Freshly ground black pepper Freshly grated zest of 1 lemon Extra…

7 years ago

Open faced carpaccio sandwich

Ingredients: 1/4 cup/50 ml extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced Two pounds/1 kg thinly sliced beef…

7 years ago

Caprese salad

Ingredients: Two large tomatoes, thickly sliced Two 1 pound mozzarella balls, thickly sliced Four fresh basil leaves Salt Extra virgin…

7 years ago

Potato gnocchi with zucchini and pecorino

Small, young zucchini are perfect for this vegetarian dish. If you can, try to find those still attached to their…

7 years ago

Fig and prosciutto pizzettas

Ingredients: Knob of butter Three shallots, finely diced 250 gr full fat crème fraîche 50 gr parmesan, finely grated Four…

7 years ago

Meatballs

Serves: 6 Ingredients: 1 pound lean beef 2 slices plain white bread (crusts removed and discarded), torn into small pieces 1/2…

7 years ago