13 sicilian ray Recipes

swordfish steak , trimmed of skin, lemons, garlic , cracked away from skin, coarse salt, a generous handful flat-leaf parsley , about 1/4 cup of leaves, coarse black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, tuna steak, oranges, rosemary, stripped and finely chopped, aged balsamic vinegar , eyeball it, scallions, chopped, panzanella with the works , recipe follows, cubed day-old crusty bread, roma or plum tomatoes, cubed, red onion, chopped, cubanelle pepper or green bell pepper, seeded and chopped, pepperoncini or hot cherry peppers, chopped, roasted red peppers, drained, chopped, pitted olives , kalamata or sicilian green or a combination, flat fillets of anchovies, drained and chopped, basil leaves , torn, lemon, juiced, red wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball it, splash of liquid from bottled pepperoncini or hot cherry peppers, coarse salt and black pepper

white bread (thin cut like pepperidge farm), green beans, trimmed, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper, romaine lettuce hearts, trimmed and shredded, head radicchio (or treviso, shredded), fresh basil leaf (1 handful , torn), fresh flat leaf parsley (1 handful, chopped ), tuna , in oil (italian , drained), green sicilian olives (pitted ), garbanzo beans, drained, caper berries, drained, grape tomatoes or 12 tomatoes, on the vine, corn (frozen ), balsamic vinegar (6 years or older), extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling

garlic , cracked away from skin, extra-virgin olive oil, crusty bread, sliced, sicilian oil-cured black, pitted and chopped, green olives, pitted and chopped, capers, drained, crushed red pepper flakes, fresh rosemary, leaves stripped from stems

balsamic vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, sharp provolone, cut into pieces or crumbled into large pieces (sharp cheese like this can break up really easily), bocconcini , bite sized pieces of mozzarella, plain or marinated, drained then halved with knife or kitchen scissors, whole roasted red peppers, drained and cut into pieces with knife or scissors, carrots, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, artichoke hearts in water, drained and quartered, pepperoni, deli sliced genoa salami (not so thin on the cut) chopped with knife or scissors into bite size pieces, pitted fancy black and/or green pitted olives, like kalamata and sicilian olives, located in bulk bins near the deli counter in your market, grape tomatoes , cut a few in 1/2 and leave a bunch whole, heart of romaine lettuce , cut into bite sized pieces with a knife or scissors, basil leaves , torn or snipped into slivers

extra-virgin olive oil, yellow squash and/or zucchini, small dice, onion, red or yellow, chopped, garlic, thinly sliced, red chile , fresno or holland, chopped or thinly sliced, ribs celery, finely chopped, cubanelle pepper, chopped, red bell or sweet red frying pepper, seeded and chopped, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, sicilian green olives, chopped, golden raisins, capote capers, drained and chopped, white balsamic vinegar , or a splash of dry wine, tomato sauce, a handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, a few leaves fresh basil , torn, ciabatta bread , split horizontally, shredded provolone , or 1/2 lb caciocavallo cheese, shredded

pecorino cheese , any sheep s milk cheese, parmigiano-reggiano, gorgonzola, ripe red skinned pear, sliced, fresh fennel, trimmed and thinly sliced, red grapes, navel oranges, skins cleaned and dried, sicilian blood orange, skin cleaned and dried , optional, brandy

fresh green beans, trimmed, ribs celery, chopped, european or english seedless cucumber, diced, vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped, red onion, chopped, hot peppers , small cherry peppers or peperoncini peppers, marinated mushrooms, drained, flat anchovies, drained and chopped, green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped, red wine vinegar , eyeball it, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball it, salt and coarse black pepper

green beans, trimmed, stalks celery, chopped, seedless cucumber, diced, vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped, red onion, chopped, hot peppers , small cherry peppers or 8 pepperoncini peppers, marinated mushrooms, flat anchovies, drained and chopped, green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, chopped, bread crumbs, flat-leaf parsley, chopped, coarse salt and coarse black pepper, sardines, 4 oz each, drained , boned and chopped, crushed red pepper flakes, linguini, fresh or dried, your choice, cooked to al dente in salted water

ground beef , pork and veal mix from the butcher s counter (meatloaf mix), salt and pepper, italian bread crumbs, egg, garlic, minced, white onion, grated, golden or dark raisins, chopped, pine nuts, chopped, grated cheese , parmigiano or romano, chopped flat-leaf parsley, arugula leaves or baby spinach, prosciutto di parma, deli sliced provolone, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, cavatappi ( corkscrew shaped hollow pasta) or rigatoni, broccolini, trimmed into florets, butter, ricotta cheese, lemon zest, chopped fresh thyme leaves, grape or small vine tomatoes, halved

evoo, garlic, finely chopped, fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped, fresno or italian cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, marsala wine , sherry or spicy red wine, blood orange or organic navel orange, chicken stock, honey, grated red onion, kosher or fine sea salt, garlic, finely chopped, a few sprigs fresh rosemary, lemon, sliced, skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 lb), evoo, for brushing, puttanesca-style panzanella , for serving, recipe follows, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, red onion (you can use the rest of the onion you grated for the brine, recipe above), chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, evoo, red wine vinegar, anchovy paste, garlic, finely chopped or grated, fresno or italian red cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, lemon, peasant bread, oil-cured black olives, pitted and chopped