Gnocchi al Pesto

Posted in Recipes

Boil 1 kg of peeled potatoes in salted water for about 20 minutes, then strain and mash them in a bowl, add 300 grams of plain flour and knead until you obtain a homogenous dough.

Cut the dough in small parts and roll them until you obtain a string of an inch of diameter.

Cut the strings in small bits of an inch length and roll each bit against the back of a fork to get the stripes which will make the gnocchi cook better.

Boil some salted water, when boiling, drop the gnocchi and as soon as they come to the surface you picke them up and strain.

Dress them in bowl with the freshly made pesto and…

…enjoy!

Pesto and Stracchino Bruschetta

Posted in Recipes

Turn the oven to 450°F to preheat.

While the oven is heating, cut some slices of stracchino cheese.

Slice the ciabatta bread on a diagonal about ½ inch thick slices.

Coat one side of each slice with EVO oli using a pastry brush. Place on a coking sheet,  EVO oil side up and cover  each slice of bread with the sliced stracchino.

Once the oven has reached 450°F, place a tray of bread slices in the oven on the top rack. Toast for about 5-6 minutes until the cheese begins to melt.

Once out of the oven, pour a full spoon of freshly made Pesto on each slice and decorate with a couple of leale of fresh basil…get ready for the first bite!

Baby Cuttle Fish Salad with Pesto and Parmigiano Scales

Posted in Recipes

Boil in salted water  500 grams of baby cuttle fish, for about 15 minutes, then strain and cut them in thin slices, put into a bowl and dress with freshly made pesto and EVO oil, serve with parmigiano scales on top and toasted bread slices, with broad beans pureè…

…enjoy!