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This week's Italian recipes:
-Bell Pepper and Onion Crostini with Pesto
-Roasted Yellow Pepper Bruschetta
-Antipasto Salad with Basil Dressing
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Recipe: Bell Pepper and Onion Crostini with Pesto |
Bell Pepper and Onion Crostini with Pesto
Peperone e Cipolla Crostini con Pesto
Ingredients:
For the Toasts:
1 (18 to 22-inch-long) baguette, cut into 60 (1/4 inch thick) slices
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
For the Peppers and Onions:
6 assorted red, yellow, and orange bell peppers (3 lbs), cut into 1/4 inch wide strips
2 large onions (1 and 1/2 lbs), cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
For the Pesto:
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese (1 ounce)
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Directions:
Prepare the Toasts:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Put baguette slices on 2 large baking sheets, then brush tops with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Bake in batches in middle of oven until pale golden, about 10 minutes.
Cool on a rack.
Prepare the Peppers and Onions:
Cook bell peppers, onions, and garlic with salt in olive oil in a wide 4 to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until softened, 20 to 25 minutes.
Cover pot and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are very tender and just starting to brown, 20 to 25 minutes more. Stir in vinegar and remove from heat.
Prepare the Pesto:
Pulse all pesto ingredients except olive oil in a food processor until finely chopped.
With motor running, add olive oil in a slow stream and blend until combined well.
Assemble the Crostini:
Put about 1 tablespoon pepper mixture on each toast and top with about 1/4 teaspoon pesto.
Note: Pepper mixture and pesto can be made 1 day ahead and chilled separately, covered. Bring to room temperature before serving.
That's it!
Recipe: Roasted Yellow Pepper Bruschetta |
Roasted Yellow Pepper Bruschetta
Bruschetta di Peperone Giallo Arrosto
Ingredients:
1 cup diced seeded plum tomatoes
1/3 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 large yellow bell peppers
Four 1/2-inch-thick slices country-style bread (each about 5 x 2 and 1/2 inches)
One 3-ounce piece Asiago cheese, shaved into strips
4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano cheese
Directions:
Blend first 3 ingredients and 3 tablespoons olive oil in small bowl.
Season topping with salt and pepper.
Char bell peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides.
Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes.
Peel, seed, and slice peppers.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Arrange bread slices on baking sheet; brush with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Top bread with peppers and cheese shavings.
Bake until Asiago melts, about 12 minutes.
Transfer bruschetta to plates.
Spoon on tomato topping; sprinkle with Parmigiano cheese. Makes 4 first-course servings.
That's it!
Recipe: Antipasto Salad with Basil Dressing |
Antipasto Salad with Basil Dressing
Antipasto Insalata con Salsa di Basilico
Ingredients:
2 large red bell peppers
1 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves
1 garlic clove
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 lb thinly sliced prosciutto
Two 8-ounce balls fresh water-packed mozzarella cheese, drained, thinly sliced into rounds
4 large tomatoes, thinly sliced
6 hard-boiled eggs, shelled, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
1/4 cup Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives, pitted, coarsely chopped
Directions:
Char peppers directly over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides.
Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes.
Peel, seed, and slice peppers thinly.
Combine basil leaves, garlic, and salt in processor and blend to coarse puree.
With machine running, gradually blend in olive oil.
Transfer basil oil to small bowl. (Peppers and basil oil can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.)
Arrange prosciutto around edge of platter.
Arrange cheese slices within circle of prosciutto and tomatoes within circle of cheese.
Tuck in egg slices; top with pepper strips.
Sprinkle salad with olives; drizzle with some basil oil.
Serve with remaining basil oil. Makes 6 servings.
That's it!
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