Spaghetti alla nerano (fried courgette pasta)
Have you tried spaghetti alla nerano before? This fried courgette pasta dish gets its name from…
Vegetarian
🍽 4⏱ 1 hour hands-on◆ Easy
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Courgette ribbons with pesto alla trapanese
This super fresh, crunchy salad is ideal for a speedy lunch or an easy barbecue side…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 2 (or 4 as a side)⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Tomato tonnato
When it’s hot, no one wants to stand in front of a cooker. Instead, make the…
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 10 min hands-on◆ Easy
Creamy mushroom egg yolk pasta
Adding an egg yolk to the centre of this rich mushroom pasta makes the most luxurious,…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 25 min hands-on◆ Easy
Squash, sausage and goat’s cheese pasta rotolo
Rolled lasagne sheets filled with roasted squash, sausages and sage are baked, standing upright in a…
Freezable
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 30 min hands-on · 1 hour 10 min oven◆ Easy
Butter bean cacio e pepe
Cacio e pepe is one of those classic pasta dishes that combines just a couple of…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Umami bomb spaghetti
⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Sardine and courgette pasta salad
Cold pastas are IT in the summer, and this one is perfect for taking to a…
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Norma al forno
This aubergine pasta bake (norma al forno) is based on a dish our head of food…
FreezableVegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 35 min hands-on · 40 min oven◆ Easy
Charred aubergines with caponata dressing
Inspired by Sicilian caponata, this summer side dish is brought to life with a vibrant sweet-and-sour…
Dairy-freeGluten-free
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 30 min hands-on◆ Easy
Mixed seafood conchiglioni
We love giant pasta shells, and in this recipe, our head of food Tom Shingler has…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20 min hands-on◆ Easy
Summer courgettes with malloreddus, parmesan and oregano
This courgette recipe from chef Ben Tish combines the seasonal veg with Sardinian pasta, parmesan and…
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 15 min hands-on◆ Easy
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