Tag: Starters

Stuffed sweet peppers with Italian sausage and cheese make a delicious starter or side in this recipe by Mario Matassa Discerning Italians will cast a disdainful eye on the perfectly symmetrical peppers that sit on supermarket shelves all year round. They’re pretty, but often quite tasteless. The misshapen ones, the ones that have been grown […]

This bruschetta recipe combines sweet grilled peppers with rich mascarpone and gorgonzola, making an irresistible Italian starter. Few things capture the spirit of Italian summer quite like peppers charred on an open flame. Their skins blister and blacken, their flesh softens, and the flavour deepens into something smoky, sweet and faintly addictive. Once peeled and […]