Best Homemade Italian Recipes
Autumn panzanella is an Italian bread salad of roasted squash, crisp bread, massaged kale and red onion in a maple Dijon vinaigrette, ready in 50 minutes. It feeds 4 as a side dish, and it works as a light meatless lunch when you add a little more bread. Why This Recipe Works Roasting the squash …
This arugula pomegranate salad is a big bowl of peppery greens, roasted pecans and blue cheese in a garlic balsamic dressing, ready in 35 minutes. It feeds 6 as a side, and the pecans and dressing can be made ahead. Why This Recipe Works The pecans get roasted low, at 300°F (150°C), and stirred halfway …
This pomegranate salad is a fresh side of mixed greens, feta, cucumber and pomegranate seeds with a honey balsamic dressing, ready in 16 minutes. It feeds 4 and needs no cooking. Why This Recipe Works Pomegranate seeds bring tart, juicy pops, and salty feta pushes back against them. Each bite swings between sweet, tart and …
Pear gorgonzola salad is a mix of buttery lettuce, honey-glazed warm pears, tomatoes and crumbled gorgonzola, ready in about 25 minutes. It feeds 4 as a side, comes together in one skillet and one jar, and works for a dinner party or a quick weeknight plate. Why This Recipe Works The pears cook in butter …
This butternut squash salad pairs roasted squash with barley, pecans and cranberries, and it’s ready in 1 hour 10 minutes. It feeds 6 as a side or 4 as a light main, and the squash and barley can be cooked a day ahead. Why This Recipe Works Cutting the squash into small cubes gives you …
This easy Italian fall pasta salad mixes tricolor rotini, two kinds of beans and crunchy vegetables with feta, ready in 2 hours 30 minutes with the chill. It feeds 8, keeps well in the fridge, and tastes even better the next day. Why This Recipe Works Pull the pasta from the water 1 to 2 …
Arugula pear parmesan salad is a fresh side of baby arugula, sliced pears, pomegranate seeds, toasted pecans and shaved Parmesan, ready in 15 minutes. It feeds 4 and comes together in one bowl, with a ginger maple dressing you whisk in a minute. Why This Recipe Works Baby arugula brings a peppery bite, and pears …
This easy no-bake chocolate cake in a jar steams on the stovetop and gets a warm chocolate soak, ready in about 45 minutes. Each jar makes 1 cake from egg, flour, cocoa and chocolate chips, so you can scale it up for guests without turning on the oven. Why This Recipe Works Steaming does the …
Pumpkin pizza bites are stuffed pizza dough rolls tied with twine into mini pumpkins, ready in about 1 hour 25 minutes. They make 6 rolls with a vegan cream cheese, sun-dried tomato and basil filling. Why This Recipe Works Tying twine around each dough ball creates the pumpkin ridges. Keep the loops loose, because the …
Italian party platter is a no-cook spread of salami, mortadella, three cheeses, crackers, grapes, nuts and olives, ready in 25 minutes. It feeds 8 as an appetizer, and everything is sliced and set out, so there is no oven and no last-minute work. Why This Recipe Works Give each food its own section and leave …
