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Mexican salad with avocado and watercress

Together with some nice crispy homemade bread, this recipe makes an ideal, complete meal for summer and spring days, when the weather is nice and you don't feel like cooking or eating a hot meal. At these times of the year tomatoes are in season too, and therefore tastier. But this salad can also be enjoyed as an appetiser or served to your guests at the end of a meal, as a light side-dish.

Millefeuille with mackerel and leek

Often the best entrées are those that surprise your guests, unusual dishes they never thought of preparing (let alone eating!) before: this recipe is probably one of those! The balance in these one-bite delicacies comes from the great combination of a crunchy ingredient, the baked filo pastry, with the softer, flavourful elements of the leek and the mackerel fillets. Try serving them to your family and friends, we are sure they won't be disappointed!

Monkfish kebabs

Kebabs make practical finger food, especially in outdoor situations like barbecues or at parties: thanks to the sticks they are easy to eat without a plate and can be easily transported from one place to another. This recipe wants to be an alternative to the most common meat-kebabs, a delicious fish-based course than can be served as an appetiser or as a 'secondo', depending on the quantities. Have fun cooking and feel free to add your personal touch to the recipe!

Penne rigate with red snapper in spicy pepper sauce

The red snapper is a saltwater fish, common in the Mediterranean Sea as well as in the Atlantic Ocean and its fine flesh is tender, lean and savoury. The pasta dish we suggest here has a delicate, smooth yet tasty flavour and makes the ideal primo for a dinner with friends or for a family meal. Children will like it too!

Piadina with fennel, salmon and almonds

Fresh, savoury, light, smooth and crunchy at the same time, rich in nutrients and beautiful to look at: this is our piadina with fennel, salmon and almonds! A delicious dish, ideal in winter when both oranges and fennels are in season. Serve it as an entrée or eat it as a light snack - and prepare to experience a divine taste!

Prune salmon slices

Here comes quite an unusual but delicious recipe featuring a healthy, yummy fish that is a great source of omega 3: salmon. Its rich, rounded flavour goes well with the sweet-sour flavour of the prunes, shallots and white wine reduction, offering your taste buds a real gourmet experience! Quick and easy to make, this dish can be enjoyed anytime, but thanks to its elegant nature it also makes the perfect choice for a romantic dinner or a special occasion.

Saffron and salted codfish Risotto

Salted codfish is a relatively infrequent ingredient in Italian kitchens, but is still a very tasty and versatile element. The risotto recipe we are suggesting here requires average cooking skills but the result will be astonishing! A simple and delicate flavour, with a touch of saffron: a delight for the eyes and the taste buds too.

Salad with tuna, peppers, mango and almonds

This whole, very colourful dish evokes memories of Mediterranean summers and sunny days spent at the beach. The taste of the exotic mango with the Italian bell peppers, green leaves, tuna and almonds, makes this a balanced, highly nutritious salad, ideal for those watching their weight too. The perfect dish for a tasty, yet simple, lunch or dinner, great served with some homemade bread.

Salmon carpaccio with leek and chives

Salmon is one of the richest and most nutritious fish, with its high content of omega 3, proteins, amino acids and healthy fats. In summer, when it's too hot to bake it or grill it, there's another way of enjoying it, without needing to eat it raw: Carpaccio! If you combine it with cream, leek, chives and lemon zest, as we suggest in this recipe, a mouth-watering delicacy is created!

Salted codfish balls

'Baccalà' is the Italian name for dried and salted codfish, an essential ingredient in many culinary traditions. Worldwide, Portugal ranks number one in its consumption, but Italy follows closely after with its many traditional recipes: 'baccalà alla lucana', 'alla cosentina', 'alla siciliana', etc.. Because of the preservation process, this fish needs many hours of soaking to get rid of the salt and to rehydrate the flesh. Here we suggest a simple, delicious recipe, something children will love and an ideal buffet component too!

Sauteed spaghetti with tuna and cherry tomatoes

Sautéed spaghetti with tuna and cherry tomatoes

This brightly-coloured spaghetti recipe is ideal on spring and summer days, when the cherry tomatoes are in season and therefore tastier. Very quick to prepare, this dish is both nutritionally complete and tasty: the perfect choice for when you don't have much time to spend in the kitchen but still want to serve your guests a delicious meal.

Sicilian Style Tuna with Salsa Verde

In this recipe, the sea and the mountains meet to bring forth new tastes: in fact, our suggested tuna steak dish is dressed with a tipical 'mountain sauce', salsa verde. Its origins are to be found in the north of Italy, and in particular in Piedmont, where it is called 'bagnet vert'. Traditionally served with boiled meat, this sauce has become popular and it now compliments many other dishes such as appetizers, vegetables or, like in this recipe, fish.

Spaghetti alla carbonara with tuna & courgettes

Pasta alla carbonara is a typical dish from the Lazio region, more particularly from Rome, made with basic ingredients (eggs, pig's cheek or bacon, pepper and cheese) and characterised by intense flavour. Here we suggest a recipe variation, replacing the bacon with tuna and adding courgettes for a nice touch of colour. Try it out and never forget: improvisation and creativity are the very heart of Italian cuisine!

Spaghetti with cod, beans & extra virgin olive oil

Spaghetti with cod, beans & EVO

This is a combination of two famous Italian dishes, 'pasta e fagioli' and pasta with codfish and tomato sauce. In some places in Italy, combining beans and fish is quite usual and for one good reason: it tastes great! Also, it makes an ideal pairing on special occasions, like for instance on Christmas' or New Year's eve. All you need is top quality ingredients and soon you'll have a one pot dish everyone will enjoy!

Tuna with crispy egg & spring onions

Now, this is a colourful, tasty and quick dish! Eggs have always been famous for being one of the easiest things to cook, let alone canned tuna! But hey, these two ingredients, combined with fresh spring onions, really taste great! Ideal in spring and summer, when this onion variety is easier to find, this recipe is a great choice on busy days, but you can serve it to your guests on informal occasions too.

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