Tuna Melt Fishcakes
This practical and tasty recipe can be served either hot or cold as a fast main course or for a picnic or a buffet. Ingredients 200 g tuna in olive oil 200 g ricotta cheese 2 eggs 50 g capers…
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Tapenade
Tapenade is a traditional provencale paste of olives, anchovies and capers. Although some versions exclude the capers, the word tapenade has its origins in the provencale tapena (caper). Ingredients 6 cured anchovies 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained 1 cup…
Steak and Peppers
Steak and peppers is a simple dish to throw together with leftover meat. Sliced seitan, seared flank steak, or any other protein would probably work as well. It also works well as a main dish with spinach and garlic and…
Spaghetti a la Monegasque
A familiar pasta dish, with a Monte Carlo twist. Ingredients 3 cloves of garlic, peeled 3 tbsp olive oil 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and sliced 2 freshened anchovy fillets 1 tbsp capers ¼ cup stoned olives (black or green) 3…
Red and White Onion Tapenade
Ingredients 1 garlic clove 6 oz (160 g) pitted Kalamata olives ⅓ cup (80 ml) chopped white onions ⅓ cup (80 ml) chopped red onions 2 tbsp (30 ml) capers, rinsed and drained 1 tbsp (15 ml) grated lemon peel…
Puttanesca Sauce (Vegan)
Ingredients ¼–½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 can (28 oz / 830 g) crushed tomatoes ½ cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives ½ cup chopped pitted salt-cured black olives 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed 1 teaspoon crushed red…
Potato and Chicken Stew (Ajiaco)
Ajiaco is a quintessential dish from Bogotá, Colombia. Ingredients Soup 1 ea. (approximately 750 g) whole skin-on bone-in chicken breast 1 L chicken broth 1 onion, peeled 2 scallions (white part and first 2 cm of green) 2 carrots, peeled…
Niçoise Salad
Niçoise salad (pronounced ni-swaz) sometimes referred to as salade niçoise, is a type of French salad. As suggested by the name, it is a specialty of the region of Nice in France and is composed of raw vegetables, hard boiled…
Italian Poached Salmon
Ingredients 4 ea. (24 ounces) salmon filets, pin bones removed ¾ cup red wine ¼ cup tomato paste 1 tbsp capers, finely chopped Salt Freshly-ground black pepper Flour 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp minced garlic 1 tsp fresh rosemary…
Italian Dressing I
Ingredients ¼ cup drained capers 1 clove garlic, pressed 1 shallot, minced ½ cup olive oil ½ teaspoon black pepper 1 small dried red chile, sliced ½ teaspoon crushed fennel seed 1 tablespoon white Chianti or dry white wine 2…
Boliche (Cuban Chorizo-Stuffed Roast)
Boliche (pronounced bow-lee-chay) is a popular Cuban dish consisting of eye round roast stuffed with chorizo sausages simmered in a tomato sauce base. Ingredients 3–5 lb beef eye round roast 4 Goya chorizos, quartered lengthwise 2 tbsp Goya adobo seasoning…
Arroz con Gandules (Puerto Rican Rice and Pigeon Peas)
Arroz con gandules is a Puerto Rican dish of rice, pigeon peas, smoked meat, and sofrito. Ingredients Sofrito 2 medium yellow onions, cut into large chunks 3–4 Italian frying peppers (also known as cubanelle peppers) 16–20 cloves garlic, peeled 1…