Recipes from a passionate home cook

Tag: Italian

Recipe for fresh green (spinach) pasta dough

This beautifully bright green variation on classic Italian pasta dough is called la pasta verde and is naturally coloured using fresh spinach. The recipe isn't hugely different from its regular version and can be used to make any shape of pasta, though I love using it for filled pasta (recipe coming up) in contrast with a bright filling or sauce. It makes perfect long-shaped pasta to eat with simple, colour-less sauces too.

Carrot risotto with cherry tomatoes

I love risottos and while there are countless variations, I tend to stick to the same three flavours. At home, I’ll either make tomato or mushroom risotto, and eating out it would be unusual for me to skip a golden Risotto Milanese if I find it on the menu. Recently I tried to find a different take on risotto and got inspired by seeing some recipes with carrot as the main ingredient, but couldn’t find the perfect one so decided to try and make my own recipe for carrot and tomato ...