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Italian

Mozzarella and olive salad.
EASY

If you love a caprese salad but your tomatoes aren’t ripe enough this Adam Liaw twist will hit the spot

Tomatoes are starting to come good now, but if you love a caprese salad, try this one for when tomatoes aren’t at their best.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s lemon ciambella (Italian ring cake).
EASY

Cake for breakfast? Bring it on with this lemon ciambella

This Italian breakfast cake is simple and quick to make, and stays moist for a good few days.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Beef tagliata with tonnato sauce.
EASY

Beef tagliata with tonnato sauce

This play on the Italian classic, vitello tonnato, uses sirloin steaks instead of veal.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Pepperoni pizza stuffed tomatoes.
EASY

These five-ingredient cheesy pizza stuffed tomatoes taste too good to be no-carb (but they are)

These easy, oozy tomatoes are just so moreish, and serve as a perfect lunch or side as part of a spread of deliciousness.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Ham and pea risotto.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s ham and pea risotto

Adding peas towards the end of the cooking process will bring out pops of fresh sweetness.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Quattro formaggi pasta.
EASY

Quattro formaggi pasta

A speedy take on pasta bake, this cheesy sauce works with any short shape.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook

This creamy tarragon chicken from Julia Busuttil Nishimura is a go-to retro classic

Plus a chargrilled marinated lamb leg with romesco and a King George whiting dish with braised peas from the Melbourne cook and recipe writer.

  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
EASY

This rich, comforting and easy rigatoni makes the perfect midweek meal

Recruit sausages as meatballs for this rich, comforting and easy dinner.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Sicilian citrus salad.
EASY

Sicilian citrus and fennel salad

Sweet, savoury, salty and sour, this salad is so good you won’t want winter to end (maybe!).

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Pappardelle with white pork ragu, sage and lemon.

Pappardelle with white pork ragu, sage and lemon

This classic Italian dish of pork cooked in milk might sound a bit odd, but it’s a revelation.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/topic/italian-lao