10 insalata di italian Recipes

cubes italian bread (from a 1/2 lb crusty round loaf), extra virgin olive oil, salt, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, chopped shallots, sugar, salt, black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, coarsely shredded cooked chicken (1/2 lb, from a rotisserie chicken), bocconcini (small fresh mozzarella balls, 6 oz), romaine lettuce hearts , torn into bite-size pieces (3/4 lb total), roasted red peppers, rinsed, drained , and cut lengthwise into 1/4 inch wide strips, assorted marinated oil-cured olives (5 oz)

fresh lemon juice, garlic, italian parsley, capers, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh arugula, parmesan

crusty rustic italian bread, ripe italian plum tomatoes, garlic cloves, minced, capers, fresh basil leaves - as many as you like , rough chopped, extra virgin olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper

red potatoes , medium-size, celery, diced (about 1 stalk ), cucumber , pared and diced, ripe olives, pitted and diced, onions, minced, italian dressing (see recipe below ), oregano, olive oil, wine vinegar, garlic cloves, crushed, salt, pepper

head cauliflower, cut into florets, and leaves, salt, red bell peppers , cut into 1/2-inch thick strips, white wine vinegar, fennel seeds, whole cloves garlic, carrots , cut on the bias into 1/4-inch thick pieces, ribs celery , cut on the bias into 1/2-inch thick pieces, whole cippolline (italian baby onions), fennel , cut into 1/4-inch batons, salt-packed anchovies, rinsed and filleted, gaeta olives, pitted, green olives, pitted, red wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil

balsamic vinegar, red onion, chopped, extra virgin olive oil, fresh italian parsley, chopped, dijon mustard, salt, fresh ground black pepper, head lettuce, pasta shells, tomatoes , halves, goat cheese, crumbled

arborio rice, asparagus, shelled english peas , from about 1 lb fresh peas, fresh fava beans, lemon juice, sea salt , preferably gray salt, and freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, sliced basil leaves, chopped flat-leaf italian parsley, grated lemon zest, diced boiled ham, freshly grated pecorino romano

potatoes, boiled in the skin, onion , cut in half then sliced very thin, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, fresh parsley, chopped