Verdure: Simple Recipes in the Italian Style by Gioietta Vitale
Verdure: Simple Recipes in the Italian Style by Gioietta Vitale pays homage to the simplicity of authentic Italian cuisine using the freshest of ingredients, in this case vegetables, with one hundred easy, delicious recipes.
Verdure is separated by vegetable, which include artichokes, beans, celery, eggplant, fennel, mushrooms, tomatoes, and zucchini, among others, because “[t]his book is for those . . . nights when you need a simple yet delicious recipe for vegetables already in your refrigerator or those you couldn’t pass up at the market.”
As the author is from Milan, the styles of preparation come from northern Italy and recipes include soups, salads, baked dishes, and much more. Some of the recipes do include meat, especially pancetta, but the vast majority are entirely vegetarian dishes.
My one disappointment is that, as with Vitale’s other cookbook, Riso, there are no photographs of the dishes. Still, Verdure deserves four espresso cups out of five for the vast collection of veggie ideas:
Verdure is, quite simply, a winner of a cookbook for anyone who appreciates and/or would like to learn more about authentic Italian cuisine, particularly from the north. Highly recommended.
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