Tag: Olive oil
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Sautéed courgettes on a bed of lemon and herb yoghurt
At this time of year, courgettes and soft herbs like mint, basil or dill are plentiful and go with pretty much every kind of grilled meats. This is a quick and simple side dish that tastes just delicious and it’s perfect for summer suppers. Serve with some crusty bread to mop up any leftover yoghurt…
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Burrata with caponata
There is a wonderful Italian restaurant in London called Il Portico, a favourite with the Pigeon Cottage gang, and we had this fab starter there last time we went – aubergine caponata & stracciatella di burrata. Caponata is a very famous Sicilian dish and I’ve been wanting to make it since we went there on…
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Fennel meatballs with tomato and basil pasta and salsa
This is a very quick and easy way to make meatballs. You just use skinned sausages and bake them in the oven whilst you make the tomato and basil pasta sauce and boost that tomato flavour with the salsa topping. I use the fennel sausages from Humphrey’s in Bury St Edmunds but you can use…
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