Tag: veg

Fregola with vegetables: the vegetarian alternative to try today – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Today’s recipe, which as always starts from a classic, is the vegetable fregola.

Beloved for its versatility, Sardinian fregola, also known as “fregula”, is obtained by kneading semolina flour for a long time with water and salt with very rapid movements in order to obtain small crumbs which are then toasted in the oven.

Thanks to its round shape and compact structure, it is the perfect ingredient to enhance meat and fish sauces, the most common being those with mussels or clams or shellfish.

What few people know is that fregola has an ancient history, and spread in Sardinia thanks to commercial exchanges between the Phoenicians, Punics and Carthaginians, but as there is no certain evidence that can support this thesis, it cannot be ruled out that it is a product born on our wonderful island.

In this version, spring vegetables such as peas, courgettes, asparagus and onion accompany the fregola in a dish to be enjoyed hot, but also warm.

Fregola with vegetables: the recipe

Difficulty: easy
Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients for 4 people

250 g of Sardinian fregola
2 courgettes
1 Tropea onion (any onion will do!)
200 g of asparagus tips
100g of fresh or frozen peas
extra virgin olive oil
salt
pepper
1 sprig of parsley

Method

Vegan chocolate tart: the healthy and delicious recipe – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Today we give you the recipe for la vegan chocolate tart, because we are among those who firmly believe what they say, that nine out of ten people love chocolate. There are those who prefer it dark and those who prefer milk, but in terms of quality, the dark one has greater healthy properties; in fact it contains various minerals such as zinc, copper, potassium and magnesium. In addition to being a natural antidepressant, it protects the cardiovascular system, is a valid aid in neurodegenerative diseases and improves LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

If you want a tasty snack, this chocolate tart is the perfect recipe to whet the palates of adults and children, also suitable for those intolerant to lactose or for those who follow a vegan diet.

Quick and easy to make, this vegan chocolate tart obviously has dark chocolate as its undisputed protagonist and with it a crumbly hazelnut pastry flavored with orange which, combined with the chocolate cream, creates a play of textures and aromas which is really difficult resist.

All you have to do is prepare it and enjoy all its goodness!

Vegan chocolate tart

Difficulty: easy
Time: 1h

Chickpea cacciucco, the veg version of the Tuscan soup – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

If we say chickpea cacciucco, to some it might seem like heresy. But is not so. The origins of the caciucco are lost among myths and legends: the typical Livorno fish soup was initially part of the poor cuisine, but over time the term “cacciucco” has taken on a meaning of “mixture” and for this reason there are several variations: of meat, game, fish and also legumes. The ingredients of the traditional cacciucco alla livornese originally included waste fish, but over time the recipe has evolved and today it is also possible to find shellfish and more valuable varieties of fish.

Then, there’s the chickpea cacciucco, the Tuscan soup based on chickpeas and chard that we offer you today. It is a version based on chickpeas where these super protein legumes are cooked in a broth of tomato and red wine, celery, carrot, onion, garlic and sage – as in the traditional recipe. We also added chard, but you can also use spinach or kale, if you prefer their flavor.

Certain that your friends and family will do an encore tasting, we let you get to work with this chickpea cacciucco.

The recipe for chickpea cacciucco

Difficulty: easy
Time: 45 minutes