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Serves 4 0.5 kg of durum wheat 300 g of puréed tomatoes evo oil salt and pepper to taste Coarsely pound the wheat, soak in water for a few hours, then cook it. When water gets to the boil strain wheat, then cook in more warm water over a low heat, adjust salt. Add more warm water now and then to prevent wheat from sticking to bottom of the pan. Heat oil in a pan,...

Serves 4 500 g potatoes 500 g zucchini 5-6 cherry tomatoes 1 garlic clove parsley celery evo oil salt Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes along with the zucchini. Place the pieces in a pan and fill it with water. Add the chopped onion, diced tomatoes, a garlic clove, parsley, celery and salt. Cook for about an hour. Serve hot. Variant: the dish can be topped...

Serves 4 300 g chickpeas 400 g fresh tagliatelle (called tria in Salento dialect) 1 onion 1 celery 1 carrot 1 peeled tomato chops of peeled tomatoes evo oil salt to taste pepper to taste Cook the chickpeas after having soaked them overnight in water with a handful of salt. After the water comes to the boil, strain them and move them to another saucepan with the vegetables...

Serves 2 200 g spaghetti 600 g mussels 1 garlic clove oregano parsley 1 dash white wine evo oil pepper Clean the mussels very well. Remove the meat and set aside with the strained liquid. Soften the garlic in the oil and add the pepper, oregano and parsley, a dash of wine and then the shelled mussels. Boil the spaghetti in water with little or no salt. When cooked,...

Serves 4 1,5 kg mussels 1 kg clams 10 cherry tomatoes 1 garlic clove Italian parsley Oregano Evo oil Pepper Soften the garlic in the oil. Add the mussels and clams after thoroughly cleaning them. Season with pepper, oregano, parsley and tomatoes. Cover and cook for about ten minutes until all the shells have opened. ...

Ingredients (4 servings) 4 octopus 350 g rice 100 ml evo oil 100 g white wine 1 onion 1 hot chili pepper 4 canned tomatoes salt Heat the oil in a casserole and saute the octopus beaten and cut into pieces, add wine, hot chili pepper cut into slices and finely chopped onion. Let the wine evaporate. Add water and cook until he octopus is tender. Add the smashed tomatoes...