by Simple Italian Cooking Blog | Sep 5, 2016 | Recipes, Salad
Potato salads are an American classic recipe. A picnic without a potato salad just doesn’t seem like a real picnic, right? What Makes this Potato Salad Recipe Italian? This potato salad, however, has an Italian twist by using oil and vinegar instead of mayo,...
by Simple Italian Cooking Blog | Sep 4, 2016 | cooking, Salad
I chose to include this recipe even though it is so ridiculously simple. The reason why is because Italian cooking is supposed to be simple and not complicated, and this salad is a perfect example. I grew up where a salad was always a vegetable salad – meaning...
by Simple Italian Cooking Blog | Oct 7, 2010 | Salad
As many of you may or may not know, a caprese salad is an Italian salad that uses fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, and tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and balsamic. You don’t have to do the balsamic if you don’t like the flavor, but leave the bottle out so...
by Simple Italian Cooking Blog | Jun 7, 2010 | Food, Salad
It may be tempting to use the Italian dressing in a bottle to season your pasta salad, but before you do I want to say one thing…. “STOP!” Did you know you can easily and quickly make your own dressing? Real dressing for Italian salads actually are...