Tag: olives
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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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Tangy bulgur wheat salad
This is a really lovely summer salad that can stand as a lunch dish by itself or as part of a cold summer buffet with roast chicken, sausages or lamb. Every now and again, I like to introduce an ingredient you might not have used before. Dear readers, I give you cauliflower florets pickled in…
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Pasta alla siracusana
Like most families, we eat pasta quite regularly so it’s always good to find a new sauce to add to the recipe rota. I love the meat based sauces in winter but this one is lovely for the warmer days ahead. You can tell from the ingredients – aubergines, peppers, tomatoes, capers and olives that…
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