Italian recipes
Italian cooking is all about taking quality ingredients and cooking them simply. Learn from the nation who brought pizza and pasta to our tables and eat like an Italian tonight.
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Italian dessert recipes
Theo Randall’s torta sacripantina (cherry and raspberry genoise)
Torta sacripantina is a dessert from Liguria. Theo Randall shares his recipe for this genoise cake with cherries, raspberries and zabaione.
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Theo Randall’s torta barozzi (flourless chocolate, almond and rum cake)
Torta barozzi is a rich and fudgy flourless chocolate cake from Northern Italy. Perfect when you need an easy make-ahead dessert.
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Theo Randall’s torta della nonna (lemon custard tart with pine nut topping)
Torta della nonna is a lemony custard tart topped with pine nuts, popular across northern Italy. Chef Theo Randall shares his recipe.
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Chicken thigh recipes
Chicken with capers, lemon, chillies and thyme
Give chicken thighs and drumsticks an Italian spin with a citrussy caper, lemon, chilli and thyme marinade. An easy midweek chicken dinner.
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Sea bass recipes
Sea bass with pistachios, pine nuts and sun-dried tomatoes
Top sea bass fillets with a pistachio and sun-dried tomato crumb, and serve with discs of golden potatoes in this healthy dinner recipe.
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Mozzarella recipes
Caponata with buffalo mozzarella
Top the beloved sweet-and-sour vegetable dish caponata with creamy buffalo mozzarella in this delicious recipe from Amber Guinness.
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Cocktail recipes
Bicicletta cocktail
Perfect for aperitivo hour in the garden, a bicicletta cocktail is easy to make. The bitter bite from the Campari is delightfully refreshing.
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Risotto recipes
Best-of-the-best risotto alla milanese
Sunshine-yellow rice, heady with saffron and rich with bone marrow… This simple risotto is one of the best Italian dishes of all time.
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Easy starter recipes
Socca (or farinata) with prawns, chickpeas and peppers
Debora Robertson shares her easy recipe for the Provençal chickpea flatbread, socca. This popular snack is known as farinata in Italy.
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Pizza recipes
Sfincione (Sicilian-style focaccia pizza)
Sfincione is a Sicilian-style focaccia pizza. The pillowy base is topped with a rich anchovy, garlic and tomato sauce, cheese and breadcrumbs
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Focaccia recipes
Focaccia barese (tomato and olive focaccia)
Learn how to make Puglia's famous focaccia barese. This round olive and tomato loaf takes pride of place in the region's bakery windows.
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Autumn dessert recipes
Zabaione with hazelnuts and figs
Through the alchemy of heat and whisking, eggs, sugar and sweet wine are transformed into the silky cloud of loveliness known as zabaione.
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Prawn recipes
Gamberi alla busara (prawns with cherry tomato sauce)
This recipe for prawns with a spicy tomato sauce hails from Italy's Veneto region. Enjoy with crusty bread or as a sauce for pasta.
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Tomato recipes
Pomodori col riso (tomatoes stuffed with rice)
A classic Roman dish of tomatoes stuffed with anchovy,caper and garlic-flavoured rice, with roast potatoes underneath to catch the juices.
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Tomato recipes
Pomodori alla marchigiana (Le Marche-style baked tomatoes)
These Le Marche-style baked tomatoes are filled with flavour-packed breadcrumbs and baked until crispy. A tasty side to fish or protein.
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