Italy

1. Caprese Salad with Pesto Sauce

A great antipasto bite to start your meal with. Juicy tomatoes and mozzarella cheesesalad topped with freshly made pesto sauce.

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2. Panzenella

Panzenella is a Tuscan bread salad, ideal for summer. It does not follow a particular recipe. but the two ingredients that do not change are tomatoes and bread. This salad is great with a chilled glass of Prosecco and lots of sunshine!

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3. Bruschetta

Country bread sliced and topped with different toppings – the evergreen tomato-basil and an inventive mushroom-garlic. The classic Italian starter!

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4. Focaccia Bread

Fresh dough is topped with caramelized onions, olives, tomato slices, basil leaves, grated parmesan cheese and baked delicious!
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5. Pasta Carbonara

This simple Roman pasta dish derives its name from ‘carbone’ meaning coal. It was a pasta popular with the coal miners. The original recipe calls for guanciale, which is pig’s cheek, but since its not easily available, the chef has used bacon instead.

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6. Margherita Pizza

Fancy a pipping hot pizza, fresh out of the oven? Create one at home! One of the most loved Italian dishes, here’s the recipe of ‘Pizza Margherita’! Need we say more?

 

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7. Mushroom Risotto

A plateful of buttery risotto with the goodness of mushrooms. Great to feed a hungry horde!

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8. Pasta Con Pomodoro E Basilico

This is the most basic and simplest cooked pasta sauce, hence it is the benchmark of a good Italian home cook.

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9. Tiramisu – The ‘pick-me-up’ cake

The delightful tiramisu recipe with sponge fingers soaked in coffee, layered around and smeared with a creamy mascarpone mixture. The word ‘tiramisu’ in Italian means ‘pick-me-up’. Owing to its caffeine kick it sure does!

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10. Panna Cotta With Raspberry Coulis

End your meals, the Italian way! A dessert is made with gelatine, cream and milk. Chilled and served with whole raspberries and raspberry coulis. Panna Cotta, in Italian, means ‘cooked cream.’

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