Black Olives
Black Olives Salads ( Olive Nere – Alivi Nivuri ) Sicily produces a large number of olives and the region is one of Italy’s largest manufacturers of cured olives and of quality olive oil. If…
SALADS
Green Olives Salads
Green Olives Salads (Olive Verdi – Alivi Bianchi ) The olive trees are cultivated in the entire Island and many trees are well over a few centuries. The fruits of this tree are mostly pressed…
Eggplants Preserved in Oil
Eggplants Preserved in Oil ( Melanzane Sott’olio – Milinciani sutt’ oghiu ) Olives, cheeses, giardiniera, salted anchovies or sardines are a must in a Sicilian pantry and preserved eggplants, garnished with fresh extra virgin olive…
Chickpeas Salad
Chickpeas Salad ( Ceci all’Insalata – ‘Nzalata ri Ciciri ) Because chickpeas grow abundantly in Sicily it was considered staple food for the laborers and the peasants in the countryside. In Sicily, chickpeas are also…
Cardoon Salad
Cardoon Salad To read more information on this vegetable please go to the page: Preparation and Cooking of Cardoons. Serving Size6 to 8 Salads & VegetablesCardoon Salad Ingredients 2 small bunches of cardoons prepared as directed in…
Orange Salad
Orange Salad ( Insalata di Arance – Aranci a ‘Nzalata ) The soul of Sicilian cooking is synthesized in a very modest and rather common salad prepared, with some variations in the entire Island. Oranges…
Summer Salad Palermitana
Summer Salad ( Insalata Palermitana di Stagione – ’Nzalata all’Antica ) Years back, before gas was used to cook, the hearth was heated using wood or charcoal, warming up the kitchen and the whole house,…