Recipes with olive oil, extra-virgin

Sicilian-style jumbo shrimp in a sweet-and-sour Marsala sauce with pine nuts, currants, capers, and fennel. A rustic Italian seafood main baked in an earthenware casserole.

Melanzane in carrozza: breaded Italian eggplant sandwiches stuffed with mozzarella, anchovy, and basil, then fried golden. A Southern Italian antipasto, crisp outside, molten in the middle.

Pasta with pumpkin and Italian sausage in a creamy sage-spiked sauce. A rich, autumn-leaning weeknight dinner that treats canned pumpkin like the flavor workhorse it is.

Pasta with pumpkin and Italian sausage in a creamy sage-spiked sauce. A rich, autumn-leaning weeknight dinner that treats canned pumpkin like the flavor workhorse it is.

Mixed greens tossed with homemade balsamic vinaigrette made from shallots, fresh basil, and extra-virgin olive oil, then topped with grape tomatoes and yellow bell pepper strips.

Boiled potatoes, juicy and sweet cherry tomatoes and crunchy bell peppers make this tasty, refreshing and light summer salad.

I made this bean salad for a party, all my friends they loved it so much, it is really a awesome and fantastic recipe.

Broiled chicken with thyme, fennel, and peppers: pounded chicken breasts broiled crisp, served with charred fennel and red peppers under a thyme-lemon-fennel seed butter.

This recipe is very simple to make, but it goes very well, you will know how satisfied it let you feel, great for your diet!

Savory orange roasted tofu and asparagus pairs crispy-edged cubes of miso-glazed tofu with spring asparagus, tossed in a bright orange-basil-miso sauce. A vegan, gluten-free spring dinner.

This is a healthy and tasty spread. Serve on Toasted Pita Crisps or crisp sesame crackers,

Amazingly delicious yet simple recipe, I think this one can be played around with as a side to any dish!

Chilled tomato salsa over hot angel hair pasta with red and yellow peppers, basil, garlic, and a hit of romano. Italian summer technique that needs zero cooking for the sauce. Ready in 20 minutes.

This dish was pretty easy to prepare and turned out beautifully. The potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, and olives created a wonderful medley of flavors.

A quick vegetarian linguine in a simple stewed-tomato sauce with basil, garlic, and a kick of red pepper flakes. Pantry-friendly and on the table in about 15 minutes for an easy weeknight dinner.

Sautéed green beans and cherry tomatoes with garlic and balsamic. A quick one-pan side dish ready in 15 minutes, with seared beans and jammy blistered tomatoes.