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Heirloom Tomato Ricotta Tart

August 30, 2016 By very EATalian Leave a Comment

There are two incredibly versatile ingredients I try to keep in my fridge and pantry at all times: ricotta cheese and frozen puff pastry. With these 2 staple ingredients I make A BUNCH of things. A nice savory tart is one of them.

I love savory tarts because they require little effort and little time to put together. I hardly use any recipe and I usually combine ricotta with whatever is sitting in my fridge that’s approaching the expiration date (veggies, ham, Swiss cheese, etc…). It’s the perfect way to avoid wasting food I wouldn’t otherwise be able to eat!

For this extra-pretty Heirloom Tomato Ricotta tart, all you need to do is:…

Soft Frico

April 20, 2016 By very EATalian 3 Comments

If you’re a cheese lover and you want to take your cheese experience to a whole another level, you MUST try soft frico — the quintessential and most loved dish from Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Soft frico is basically a cheese & potato pie, crispy on the outside, and soft and gooey on the inside. Just like the people from Friuli, frico is a no-frill, essential, and straightforward dish. Created out of necessity, when people had few ingredients on hand, frico was made using the leftover scraps (strissulis) of Montasio, a cheese produced locally.

If you’d like to try this recipe and you want to keep it authentic, you definitely need to use Montasio cheese. Similar to Swiss and Asiago, fresh Montasio cheese has a mild, delicate, and somewhat fruity flavor. It comes at different aging stages, ranging from fresh (60 days-4 months), to slightly aged (5-12 months), to aged (over 12 months). As you can imagine, the flavor becomes more intense and sharp with time….