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romanesco broccoli and plaice soup

Roman Christmas Eve soup with romanesco broccoli and plaice

23 December 2018

For Italian site Principessaplatessa.it dedicated to promoting…

Insalata nizzarda/salade Niçoise

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14 August 2018

A French dish with an Italian twist: the Niçoise…

Vegan bolognese sauce

Vegetarian / vegan “bolognese” sauce

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24 June 2018

As the ” “ in title suggest, this sauce is…

easter salad with radicchio egg cashews and avocado 2

Easter salad with radicchio, pear, cashews and avocado

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23 March 2018

This elegant salad with lovely bittersweet notes…

home-made healthy chocolate spread

Home-made chocolate spread

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5 February 2018

Nowadays we can buy a LOT of ready-made food that…

Sweet potato and courgette spaghetti salad with a Thai touch

Sweet potato and courgette spaghetti salad with a Thai touch

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30 July 2017

This salad is inspired by the Thai cuisine, maybe my favourite…

cauliflower-almond pesto

Summer pasta with cauliflower-almond pesto

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27 July 2017

This Summer pasta is delicious, light…

Easy salad with edible flowers and spicy yoghurt dressing

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18 June 2017

The time of sad, unappetizing lunch sandwiches in plastic…

The chocolate mousse that thought it was a semifreddo (and was totally right)

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12 June 2017

Hurrah, it's Healthy Eating Week! I eat healthy most of…

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🫘 After the excesses of the festivities, I love to go back to the simple, nourishing meals that are my favourite since I was a child. Like 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘪, pasta with beans, a beloved family meal.

In the original recipe there’s also some diced lean pancetta or pieces of raw ham. You can use them for extra taste but with enough salt you won’t need them.

The beans need to be cooked until they’re still somewhat firm. The perfect balance of softness without mushiness.
You can soak and boil them, or use pre-cooked ones.

The type of pasta used for this dish is usually a short one: tubetti, ditali, penne or similar.

This is a simplified recipe without soffritto, the finely chopped mix of carrots, onion and celery.

For tastier results, use fresh herbs instead of dry ones.

🫘𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗔 𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗜🫘

Serves 2

150 gr. dried brown beans (or 300 gr. cooked)
2 cloves of garlic
3-4 bay leaves
1 sprig of thyme
1 sprig of rosemary
water
sea salt
e.v. olive oil
about 150 gr. of short pasta

Soak the beans in cold water for at least 8 hours. Rinse them well and put in a pan covered with abundant water.
If you use pre-cooked beans, rinse and cover them with (hot) water.

Add the herbs and the peeled garlic cloves, then put the pan on a very low heat with the lid on.
Leave to gently boil for about 1,5 hr. Check the pan from time to time: when the beans are getting softer but are not yet fully cooked, add some salt and let them boil further.

NOTE: the cooking time for pre-cooked beans is a lot shorter: just warm them up with water, garlic and herbs until they boil, then add the pasta.

Add the pasta and leave it to cook until al dente. Add some hot water regularly to avoid drying. The result has to be a little soupy without being as liquid as a real soup.
Taste and add some extra salt if necessary.

Serve with a drizzle of good olive oil.

#pastarecipe #pastaefagioli #italianrecipe #italianfood #foodphotography #easyrecipe #easymeals #italiancuisine #nikonphotography #nicolettatavella #beanrecipes

🫘 After the excesses of the festivities, I love to go back to the simple, nourishing meals that are my favourite since I was a child. Like 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘪, pasta with beans, a beloved family meal.

In the original recipe there’s also some diced lean pancetta or pieces of raw ham. You can use them for extra taste but with enough salt you won’t need them.

The beans need to be cooked until they’re still somewhat firm. The perfect balance of softness without mushiness.

You can soak and boil them, or use pre-cooked ones.

The type of pasta used for this dish is usually a short one: tubetti, ditali, penne or similar.

This is a simplified recipe without soffritto, the finely chopped mix of carrots, onion and celery.

For tastier results, use fresh herbs instead of dry ones.

🫘𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗔 𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗜🫘

Serves 2

150 gr. dried brown beans (or 300 gr. cooked)

2 cloves of garlic

3-4 bay leaves

1 sprig of thyme

1 sprig of rosemary

water

sea salt

e.v. olive oil

about 150 gr. of short pasta

Soak the beans in cold water for at least 8 hours. Rinse them well and put in a pan covered with abundant water.

If you use pre-cooked beans, rinse and cover them with (hot) water.

Add the herbs and the peeled garlic cloves, then put the pan on a very low heat with the lid on.

Leave to gently boil for about 1,5 hr. Check the pan from time to time: when the beans are getting softer but are not yet fully cooked, add some salt and let them boil further.

NOTE: the cooking time for pre-cooked beans is a lot shorter: just warm them up with water, garlic and herbs until they boil, then add the pasta.

Add the pasta and leave it to cook until al dente. Add some hot water regularly to avoid drying. The result has to be a little soupy without being as liquid as a real soup.

Taste and add some extra salt if necessary.

Serve with a drizzle of good olive oil.

#pastarecipe #pastaefagioli #italianrecipe #italianfood #foodphotography #easyrecipe #easymeals #italiancuisine #nikonphotography #nicolettatavella #beanrecipes ...

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