Fennel and mascarpone risotto with scallops and prosciutto
This luxurious fennel and mascarpone risotto recipe with scallops works well as an indulgent supper or…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 5 min hands-on · 35 min oven◆ Easy
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Great Italian bakes: master maritozzi (luscious cream-filled buns), torta della nonna (lemon custard tart) and moreish cannoli. Then there’s pillowy focaccia…
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Tagliatelle with field mushrooms, lemon and tarragon
This mushroom pasta recipe is a meal to eat wistfully in the evening.
Vegetarian
🍽 Serves 4◆ Easy
Baked stuffed onions with rich mushroom ragù
Angela Hartnett’s baked stuffed onion recipe is a veggie sensation.
🍽 Serves 6◆ Easy
Limoncello semifreddo with strawberries
Limoncello is a lemon-flavoured liqueur from Italy and combines well with strawberries, in this semifreddo recipe
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 4◆ Easy
Peach zabaglione
This quick and easy recipe is a rich mix of peaches and eggs with a hint…
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 6⏱ 25 min oven◆ Easy
Ham, roasted red pepper, Grana Padano and goat’s cheese pizza
A scrumptious pizza, made from scratch, which makes a great light lunch for all the family.
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 50 min hands-on · 15 min oven◆ Easy
Steak tagliata with roasted vine tomatoes
Try something different with this quick and easy sirloin steak dish with roasted vine tomatoes.
Gluten-free
🍽 Serves 4◆ Easy
Stuffed saffron risotto fritters (Arancini di riso)
Oozy mouthfuls of mozzarella and ham in a crisp fried shell takes your risotto rice recipe…
🍽 Serves 8-10 for nibbles⏱ 1 hour oven◆ Easy
Italian vegetable salad
Think of this cooked vegetable salad as a sweet-and-sour take on ratatouille, and you’re on the…
Dairy-freeVegan
🍽 Serves 6◆ Easy
Tuscan sausage and porcini sauce with gnocchi
Simple, rustic and fantastically rich, this easy recipe for Tuscan sausage and gnocchi is what real…
🍽 Serves 4◆ Easy
Melon salad with grappa granita
A pretty, refreshing and light Italian fruit dessert that’s very low in calories.
🍽 Serves 6◆ Easy
Lamb chops with warm lentils and feta
Lamb chops are the ultimate quick supper – pair them with with healthy lentils and tasty…
🍽 Serves 4◆ Easy
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