Baked aubergine rounds with cherry tomatoes, served cold
Aubergine rounds baked until meltingly soft, then cooled and topped with finely chopped cherry tomatoes, olive oil and basil. A very simple summer cold dish.
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Perfect roast potatoes, crunchy outside and fluffy inside
Genuinely crispy roast potatoes: parboiled, shaken to roughen the surface and roasted with rosemary and garlic until deeply golden and crunchy.
Creamy chickpea hummus with tahini and lemon
Silky chickpea hummus with tahini, lemon and garlic: the classic Middle Eastern dip, ready in fifteen minutes, with the trick that makes it genuinely smooth.
Classic Vinaigrette, the Emulsion for Dressing Salad
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Andalusian gazpacho, cold tomato soup
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Pisto manchego, Spanish stewed summer vegetables
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Classic peperonata, stewed peppers with tomato
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Provencal ratatouille, summer vegetables stewed slowly
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Roman baked rice-stuffed tomatoes
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Neapolitan eggplant a funghetto
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