Italian Restaurant Meals at Home

What is the Ultimate Italian Restaurant Meal to make at home?

Ultimate Caprese Salad
This is a dish to make when the tomatoes are peaking—at the farmers’ market, you should be able to smell them before you see them. The moment only comes around once a year, so make the most of it (which is to say, do very little with them).
In a salad bowl, combine tomatoes, mozzarella balls, pesto, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl; mix well to evenly coat in the dressing. Toss with the avocados and basil leaves. Drizzle with balsamic glaze, if using.
Bucatini with Lemony Carbonara
Lemon makes the perfect foil for carbonara’s salty richness. You may never go back.

Cook pasta in large pot of boiling water. Heat butter and oil in large saute pan and cook onion over medium high heat until golden brown, about five minutes. Add ham, peas, lemon and garlic and cook long enough to heat through. Meanwhile in a separate bowl, combine eggs, parmesan and heavy cream.

Braised Lamb Shanks with Gremolata and Baked Polenta
Cooking lamb shanks uncovered in their broth simultaneously browns and braises them, adding richness and color. Braise them a day ahead; the flavor will deepen overnight in the fridge.

Preheat oven to 350°. Heat oil in a large wide heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, 8–10 minutes. Add minced garlic, flour, paprika, and red pepper flakes.
Italian Plum and Almond Cake
Though it can be made with other small plums, this cake is the tastiest with the Italian variety—but keep in mind that they are in their peak season only a few weeks a year, in late summer to early fall.

In a large bowl whisk the flour, almond meal, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl combine the oil, egg, half and half, zest and juice, sugar and almond extract, blend together. Add the wet to the dry whisking until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan, arrange plums on top of batter, cut side up
Negroni
It’s the original 1:1:1 cocktail (equal parts gin, vermouth, and Campari), but Chiltern Firehouse in London tweaked the ratio on this bittersweet Italian classic.
Combine the Campari, gin and vermouth. You can either stir or shake them together in a cocktail shaker. Prep your glass. Fill a small cocktail class with ice, then run your orange peel around the rim of the glass for extra flavor. Pour the cocktail. ... Garnish. ... Serve!

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