Father and son team, Chris and Julian Parisi, are at Flemington Produce Markets every day as well as working with an extensive network of growers to source great fruit and vegetables. Here are some of my favourite recipes using Parisi fruit and veg.
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 […]
Duck & Fig Salad with Persian Fetta Like Duck? Join Me For A Delicious Duck & Pinot Walk Soon! This easy duck and fig salad is delicious and looks beautiful, perfect for a casual family meal or a dinner party. Preserved lemons are the surprise seasoning, their salty tang balances the sweetness of the figs […]
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 […]
Salad with Bottarga & Persian Fetta Like bottarga? You’ll love my online Sardinian cooking class! Bottarga – salted, dried mullet roe – is the most popular seasoning in Sardinia. It’s grated over pasta, sliced as an antipasto, shaved over salad and beaten into butter to melt over steak (see video below). This simple salad with […]
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 […]
Riso, Patate e Cozze (Tiella Barese) Like this recipe? Join me on a Southern Italian food & wine tour to discover more regional specialties! One of Puglia’s most popular dishes – riso, patate e cozze (or ‘ris, patan e strazz’ in dialect) originated around Bari in the 16th century during the Spanish rule in southern […]
Potato & Scamorza Tart with Smoked Trout Like this recipe? Discover more delicious Italian dishes on my small-group Italian food & wine tours. This deliciously versatile potato & scamorza tart can be vegetarian, but potatoes and smoked fish are such natural partners that I like to add hot-smoked rainbow trout. Scamorza is an aged mozzarella, […]
Sweet Mustard & Dill Sauce Master Kitchen Basics & Explore New Cuisines & Ingredients with My Online Cooking Classes This classic Scandinavian sauce is called hovmästarsås in Swedish. Sweet mustard & dill sauce is traditionally served with gravlax and smoked salmon, and is great with any seafood, as a salad dressing or even a dipping […]
