Fried Tilapia Fillet with Red Onions and Olive Tartar Sauce on Pane Rustico There are everyday sandwiches and then there are heavenly combinations like this one the sweet, white flesh of tilapia crisply fried and sauced with olive-flecked tartar sauce. This is a...
Smoked Mozzarella with Baby Spinach and Roasted Tomatoes on Country Bread Smoked mozzarella serves as the perfect counterpoint to the juiciness of roasted tomatoes here. Warming these sandwiches in the oven so that the cheese has barely melted makes this combination...
Parmigiano-Baked Portobellos with Roasted Red Peppers on Country Bread Even those who cannot go a day without meat will be happy with this satisfying sandwich. And while at first glance this may seem like a summer sandwich, it is wonderful year-round, especially in...
Washed Feta, Yellow Tomatoes, Red Onion Rings, and Tapenade on Semolina Bread This is a delicious vegetarian sandwich that is light and just right for a summer lunch on a hot afternoon. The reason for the extra step of "washing" the feta cheese the night before is to...
Egg Salad with Salmon Roe on Focaccia You can make this simple sandwich on other breads as well, in addition to focaccia, as long as you choose a soft bread, with no major flavoring. You don't want to intrude upon the flavor and fragrance of the salmon roe. This is an...
Chèvre with Grilled Radicchio and Roasted Red Peppers on Olive Bread A relative of lettuce, radicchio is shaped like a small cabbage and has a similar crunchy texture and reddish-purple color. Its slightly bitter flavor isn't very interesting raw, but when grilled or...
Black Bean Hummus with Red Onions, Farmer's Cheese, and Ancho Chile Sauce in Pita Bread The Middle Eastern dish hummus, made of pureed chickpeas and tahini (sesame seed sauce), is justly renowned not only for its rich flavor but also for its remarkable versatility. It...
Tuscan Bean Soup with Prosciutto Beans, vegetables, and water are the basic components of many of northern Italy's world-renowned soups. A long, gentle cooking time guarantees the melding of textures and flavors. Here we've used chicken broth as the liquid and added...
Moroccan Lentil Soup We call his lentil soup"Moroccan" simply because we added some traditional Moroccan spices, to supply flavor that is usually provided by either meat broth or the addition of a ham hock in the best made of lentil soups. And while harissa is...
Chilled Zucchini Soup with Basil Mascarpone Cream If you grow zucchini in your garden and are looking for ways to use up the proverbial bumper crop, this recipe is an excellent place to start. It is elegant and easy to prepare on a hot summer's day. The basil...
Fresh Vegetable Soup with Orzo You will be raiding your vegetable garden (or the farmstand or produce department) when you make this soup! And it is the shopping that takes the time. The soup itself is a breeze to put together. If you have homemade chicken broth, by...
Yellow Tomato Soup with Roasted Peppers and Basil If soup with both extraordinary color and flavor sounds intriguing, then make this, but when you do, use only ripe yellow tomatoes. Anything less, and you will be disappointed. Of course, you can also make this with...
