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Zuppa di Fagioli e Scarola
Bean and Escarole Soup

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You can serve small quantities of this Tuscan bean dish on crostini, as an appetizer, or larger quantities as a hearty soup. Read Recipe »

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Pasta con i broccoli
Pasta with broccoli

This is a quick, healthy and tasty dish originally from southern Italy which has many possible variations (some add anchovies, some boil the broccoli in the pasta water etc). It is delicious made with orecchiette (ear-shpaed) pasta, but any short pasta will be fine.

Small onions in a balsamic vinegar

Cipolline in Agrodolce
Small Onions in a Balsamic Vinegar Reduction

Your guests will be fighting over these tangy onions! Remember to provide plenty of bread to mop up the delicious caramelized sauce coating them.

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Minestra di pane
Tuscan vegetable and bread soup

This soup, like many others, actually improves if left for a day or so. We make a large batch and have it in varied ways – without the bread soaked into it but served on top of hot toast rubbed with raw garlic or with the bread and served at room temperature

Fried zucchini blossoms

Fiori Fritti
Fried Zucchini Blossoms

This is a dish to be made and savoured immediately. You can even make it as a pre-dinner nibble while you finish cooking something time-consuming with friends.

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Minestrone
Tuscan Vegetable Soup

The distinctive taste of this soup comes from the cavolo nero (“black cabbage”). This has recently been popularized by chefs such as Jamie Oliver and is now available in many farmers’ markets.

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Zucchine Ripiene
Stuffed Round Zucchini/Courgettes

This recipe looks particularly good made with the cute round zucchini, but is equally tasty made with the long variety. Remember to be careful to reduce cooking times if your zucchini are small.

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Sugo di Porcini
Porcini Sauce for Pasta

Fresh porcini are wonderfully aromatic and just melt in your mouth. Unfortunately, it is increasingly difficult to find local porcini mushrooms in Italy, due to the loss of the woodlands where mushrooms naturally grow.

Minestrone di Primavera
Springtime Minestrone

A slow-cooked minestrone made with fresh seasonal ingredients and served with good bread is a healthy and delicious dinner or lunch.

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Cavolfiore Rifatto
Cauliflower with Tomato, Rosemary & Fennel Seeds

Even self-professed cauliflower haters will love this dish, if you can convince them to try it.

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