Italian Appetizer Recipes

"Homemade ricotta is perfect to customize based on the milk and other additions you have around. This fine-textured version amps up the decadence factor with half and half cream and whole milk,and uses citric acid for a clean-tasting coagulant (since vinegar and lemon juice can both taste bitter over time). A pinch of sea salt rounds out the flavours."

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Ingredients: citric acid, cold water...

"I might as well jump on the Bruschetta Bandwagon! Experiment using local onions in your area! Also, try other similar hard cheeses in place of the Parmesan: asiago, fontina, pecorino romano, etc. From the cookinglight.com website with some changes."

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, fresh basil...

"Are you looking for a fast, easy appetizer - most likely with items you already have on hand? Look no further. This recipe comes from Eva Longoria. She suggests serving with toast triangles. You could use any type of cracker or bread. It doesn't get much easier! Note: try to use a good quality olive oil since there are few ingredients to this recipe...."

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Ingredients: dried red pepper flakes, kosher salt...

"You can make the roasted red peppers and pesto at home, or you can use a store bought ones depending how much time you wish to spare. This recipe came from "The thousand best recipes" cookbook."

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Ingredients: pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"This is a great Southern Italian recipe from 150 year old butcher shop in Bari Italy, owner is Leda Monzari. It has a unique bitter flavor from the rappini Italian broccoli, which I cannot get in Russia yet but in most USA markets.Orecchiette Pasta is ear shaped and pinched, get it anywhere in USA.This is different, your friends will come back for..."

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Ingredients: orecchiette, broccoli rabe...

"By Leda Locuratolo Manzari from Bari Italy Chez Juan Ortega de Balboa.Pasta in a Red Tomato Sauce When fisherman were ready to come back to home they would signal with a latern and wifes prepared a quick tomatoes sauce called marinara,from the sea."

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Ingredients: olive oil, garlic cloves...

"So simple and so delicious! The tall, crisped "chips" look striking when bunched in a tumbler, and they're terrific with cocktails. Roasting the leaves coaxes out a nutty, briny flavor that can become addictive. Recipe is from Dan Barber, celebrated chef and proprietor of Blue Hill in Manhattan and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico..."

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Ingredients: kale leaves, olive oil...

"These have a wonderfully Italian flavor. Adapted from "The Good Egg" by Marie Simmons."

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Ingredients: eggs, extra virgin olive oil...