This is one of those old recipes that were called “poor recipes”, but as all those recipes, poor or not, they are just as delicious as they are simple 🙂 And it couldn’t be more simple, basically 2 ingredients! It’s about like making a polenta, then to fry (but there is also who prefer to…
Tag: chickpeas
Lagane e Ceci – Fresh Pasta and Chickpeas
Here it is one of those warming recipes that are simply perfect to prepare during those cold evenings 🙂 It’s very simple and it was a recipe of the rural society, through all southern Italy there are several variants, especially in Calabria, in Cilento and in Lucania, but fundamentally they are all very similar. The…
Pasta, Black Chickpeas and Mussels
This is one of the best recipes I ever did: I love legumes, and black chickpeas are great (the taste is a bit different from the normal chickpeas), and I love also sea fruits like mussels, so to combine them together it’s really something delicious 🙂 It’s not complicated but it requires to think about…
Zuppa di Maltagliati, Calamari e Ceci Neri – Soup with Calamari (Squids), Black Chickpeas and “Maltagliati” Pasta
I’ll be short: I tried this recipe recently and I think it’s already between my favorites! I bought not long ago a package of black chickpeas, I new they were different than the regular ones but I wouldn’t expect such a different taste, and with calamari they fit really well. Black chickpeas? Yes, I know…
Zuppa di Ceci – Chickpeas Soup
Here it is another very good and healthy legume soup: I love legumes 🙂 You can find many recipes about chickpeas soups (for example in Tuscany there is a similar recipe but they add fresh tagliolini pasta too), but I really like this one, with the extra flavor given by the rosemary which fits very…
Pasta e Ceci – Pasta and Chickpeas, Neapolitan Style
This recipe it’s very similar to the recipe I showed in the post “Pasta e Fasule“, just this time we use chickpeas and not beans 🙂 Like that recipe, also this one is traditional of Naples area. It’s a creamy pasta, quite thick, but of course everyone can choose to have it more or less…
Legumes and Cereals Soup
Here I am again with another wonderful soup 🙂 This typically winter recipe will make you full easily 😀 and I don’t need to say that it’s very healthy. To make it really tasty I suggest to use a little bit of lardo, pancetta or bacon in the base, and also a Parmigiano Reggiano rind…
Cacciucco di Ceci -Tuscan Chickpeas Stew
This is another wonderful dish that I like to eat for dinner in winter time 🙂 Often this recipe is considered a side dish, but if you eat a good portion for me it’s enough to make a normal dinner 🙂 Like many recipes of the Tuscan cuisine, it’s a very tasty dish made with…
Polenta & Baccalá 