Tutte le ricette con Basilico Fresco
Acquasale con Salame FelinoBriefly moistened freselle meet cherry and datterino tomatoes, buffalo bocconcini and thin slices of Salame Felino.
Panzanella toscanaSoft, hand-crumbled Tuscan bread with ripe tomatoes, cucumber, red onion and basil, dressed with olive oil and red wine vinegar.
CaponataFried eggplant, celery and olives meet ripe tomatoes, pine nuts and a bright sweet-and-sour dressing.
Ciambotta LucanaBasilicata’s summer vegetable stew: peppers, eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes cooked separately, then married. The garden in one pot, without the mush.
Fileja alla ’NdujaCalabria’s rod-rolled pasta in a sauce of melting ’nduja: Spilinga’s fiery spreadable salume dissolved into tomatoes until the heat glows instead of burns.
Parmigiana di MelanzaneThe Neapolitan way with eggplant: fried slices layered with tomato, basil, and two cheeses, baked until it slices like a promise kept.
Pasta alla NormaCatania’s tribute to Bellini: fried eggplant, tomato, basil, and a blizzard of ricotta salata over pasta. An opera in four flavors.
Spaghetti alla Chitarra con PallottineAbruzzo’s square-cut egg spaghetti, strung through the chitarra, with tomato sauce and the region’s tiny hand-rolled pallottine.
Trofie al Pesto GenoveseLigurian trofie with basil pesto, potatoes and green beans, dressed off the heat.