56 nut basic Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, divided, leek, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, minced, salt, cracked black pepper, fresh spinach leaves, basic pizza dough or 1 uncooked prepared pizza crust, ricotta cheese, crumbled feta cheese, shredded kasseri or provolone cheese, pine nuts (optional)

virgin olive oil, spanish onion, chopped in 1/2-inch dice, pine nuts, currants, hot chili flakes, plus extra for garnish, eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (to yield 4 cups), sugar, cinnamon, unsweetened cocoa powder, fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, balsamic vinegar, salt and freshly ground pepper, mint, chopped, baguette, sliced into 3/4-inch rounds and toasted on grill or in oven, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely grated, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, salt

milk , more if needed, vanilla, egg, nuts or 1/2 cup coconut, chocolate chips, basic cookie mix

pasta shells, lump crabmeat, olive oil, divided use, lemon juice, divided use, drained and rinsed capers, chopped, pine nuts, chopped, minced flat leaf parsley, salt, cayenne pepper, basic vinaigrette, lettuce leaf, watercress leaf (to garnish ), lemon wedge

veal loin cuts, 3/4 inch thick each, virgin olive oil, red onion, chopped into 1/4 inch dice, garlic, thinly sliced, fresh thyme leaves, chanterelles or other wild mushrooms, sliced into 1/4inch pieces, pine nuts, marjoram, leaves only, chopped to yield 1/4 cup, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, freshly grated pecorino, eggs, dry white wine, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic, thinly sliced, virgin olive oil, fresh thyme (or 2 tbsp dried ), carrot, finely shredded, tomatoes, crushed and mixed well with their juices, salt , to taste

swordfish, each about 1/4-inch thick (about 2 lb), virgin olive oil, spanish onion, chopped into 1/8-inch dice, salted anchovies, rinsed and filleted, pine nuts , plus 1/4 cup, currants plus 1/4 cup, zest of 2 oranges, bread crumbs, parsley leaves, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, sicilian black olives, hot chilies, white wine

roasted sweet peppers (red & yellow , see our basic roasted red peppers), balsamic vinegar or 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, fresh parsley, minced, fresh basil, minced, capers, garlic clove, finely minced, salt and black pepper, freshly ground (to taste), cream cheese, room temperature, feta cheese (flavored with basil and tomato or plain feta), goat cheese (preferably fresh young ), pine nuts, toasted, fresh basil (for garnish ), bread (for plain crostini, crusty baguette or chewy peasant-style )

asparagus , medium-sized, recipe basic pasta, rolled to thinnest setting on pasta machine, salsa balsamella, pesto sauce (see below ), grated pecorino sardo, bread crumbs, pine nuts, fresh basil leaves , preferably picolo fino, garlic, peeled, sea salt, freshly grated parmigiano, freshly grated pecorino, ligurian extra virgin olive oil

extra virgin olive oil, garlic, thinly sliced, pine nuts, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1 cup, black pepper, center cut swordfish, sliced into 4-oz pieces 1/4-inch thick, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, hot chili flakes, dry white wine, mint, leaves only, to yield 1/4 cup loosely packed, spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic, thinly sliced, virgin olive oil, fresh thyme (or 2 tbsp dried ), carrot, finely shredded, tomatoes, crushed and mixed well with their juices, salt , to taste

kosher salt, israeli couscous, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling, pine nuts, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, currants, caperberries, hot red pepper flakes, white wine, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, cleaned calamari, tubes cut into 1/4-inch rounds, tentacles halved, scallions, thinly sliced , reserve some for garnish, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely grated, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, salt

eggplants, peeled and cut into 1/2 lengthwise, salt and freshly ground black pepper, eggs, freshly grated pecorino or parmigiano-reggiano, chopped fresh parsley leaves, currants , soaked in warm water for 10 minutes, drained, pine nuts, fresh large roughly cut bread crumbs, plus extra for breading, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling and frying, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, chopped fresh chiles, chopped fennel tops , about the tops of 2 fennel bulbs, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely grated, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, salt

extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for garnish, whole gaeta olives, salt-packed capers, rinsed and drained, hot red pepper flakes, pine nuts, currants, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, dry white wine, fresh bread crumbs, oranges , zested, fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, plus extra for garnish, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, swordfish , cut into 4 (1/3-inch-thick) slices by your fishmonger, string or toothpicks, fresh oregano leaves , torn, fennel fronds, for garnish, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely grated, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, salt

garlic cloves, anchovy fillets, chopped, fresh lemon juice, dijon mustard, olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, basic polenta , recipe follows, vegetable oil , for deep frying, heads (or2 large heads) romaine lettuce , halved lengthwise, drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes , cut into thin strips, pine nuts, toasted, shaved parmesan

veal loin, cut into 4 slices 3/4-inch thick, salt and pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice, garlic, thinly sliced, fresh thyme, wild mushrooms , such as chanterelles, or crimini, thinly sliced, pine nuts, marjoram, leaves only, chopped to yield 1/4 cup, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, freshly-grated pecorino, eggs, dry white wine, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, lemons , zested and juiced, extra virgin olive oil, spanish onion, chopped in 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely shredded, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, salt