I was vegetarian for most of my teens and twenties and I still love the diversity of plant-based dishes the world’s cuisines offer. Some of these recipes contain anchovies or optional meat ingredients, which you can simply omit. Vegetarian recipes are colourful, tasty, usually quick and easy and, as my carnivorous husband likes to say, they go so well with meat! Use these vegetarian dishes as a meal in themselves, an accompaniment to a meat dish, or a starting point for your own inspiration!
Vietnamese Vermicelli Salad Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class! Thin white vermicelli noodles are popular in many Vietnamese dishes – not least the multiple variations of this quick and healthy salad. Called bún in Vietnamese, they’re made from rice (so gluten free for those who care) and they’re popular in soups […]
Watercress & Cucumber Salad Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class! This easy watercress and cucumber salad is inspired by chef Mark Jensen of Red Lantern Vietnamese restaurant. Vietnamese serve salad with almost every meal, sometimes tossed together like this one, sometimes just a platter of fresh leaves and herbs. Sweet Fish […]
Vietnamese Herb Salad Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Vietnamese cooking class! One of the defining elements of Vietnamese cuisine is the abundance of fresh herbs and leaves that appear at every meal. I love this Vietnamese herb salad because it features some unusual herbs that may necessitate a trip to a suburb with […]
Grilled Corn with Ajilimójili Butter Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class! Ajilimójili is a garlicky Puerto Rican sauce traditionally served with grilled seafood, meat or vegetables – the name literally means ‘garlic sauce’. I’ve turned it into deliciously spicy ajilimójili butter to slather onto grilled corn. This recipe makes plenty of […]
Truffle Pasta Alfredo Like truffles? Join me for a hands-on truffle hunting food & wine weekend! Delicious pasta Alfredo is one of the simplest dishes – containing just pasta, butter, cheese, and the all-important pasta cooking water. Add the indulgent touch of shaved fresh black truffles in season, or black truffle butter the rest of […]
Fettuccine Alfredo Enjoy classic Roman pasta on my small-group Southern Italian food & wine tour starting in Rome! Fettuccine Alfredo is the simplest of pasta dishes, and the one that proves the supreme importance of pasta cooking water as the secret ingredient in any pasta sauce. This classic Italian pasta is named for Alfredo di […]
Purslane Pesto & Farfalle Like this recipe? Join me in Santarcangelo di Romagna for more delicious Italian inspiration! I first saw purslane in a Cypriot friend’s garden and was surprised when they later presented me with a bowl of the tangy, succulent leaves as a salad. I came across it again years later as a […]
Spinach with Lemon (Spinaci al Limone) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Traditional Italian cooking class! I love Italian spinaci al limone, a classic side dish of silken green spinach leaves seasoned simply with olive oil, garlic, salt and lemon juice. It’s a great accompaniment to just about anything, or even a delicious quick […]
Insalata Rossa (Radicchio Salad) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Traditional Italian cooking class! Insalata verde, literally ‘green salad’, is the most common Italian salad description. I like the variation of insalata rossa, or red salad, using my favourite lettuce, radicchio, with red onion and a touch of parsley for contrast. This radicchio salad […]
Creamy Mushroom Pasta (Without Cream) Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Traditional Italian cooking class! Orecchiette is a classic pasta from Puglia where it’s often cooked with broccoli, garlic, anchovies and olive oil (see video below). It’s also ideal for this creamy mushroom pasta without cream, inspired by a dish from Lucio Galletto’s beautiful […]
