Italian + Fruit recipes (15)

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Cassata

Recipe by: Celeste

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This is one of my favourite desserts to make for company in the spring. It’s easy with store-bought sponge cake and it looks like it took hours to prepare with the candied fruit/ricotta filling and green tinted marzipan covering. Some variations use gelato instead of ricotta, but I prefer it best with ricotta.

Charlotte alla Milanese

Recipe by: Manuela

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This is my version of a delectable pud I had in Milan. You could chill this before serving, but I like it warm. The rum at the end is optional, but makes for a nice presentation at a dinner party.

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Dulcia Domestica

Recipe by: GODGIFU

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This dish of dates stuffed with chopped nuts was once savoured in Ancient Rome. You can replace the pine nuts with almonds if you prefer.

Fennel and Orange Salad

Recipe by: Barrett

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This is a traditional Italian salad served on wild greens. Here I use wild rocket.

Grilled figs with ricotta

Recipe by: Andrea

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This is a delicious way to use up fresh figs for a healthier dessert. They look beautiful with the toasted almond and ricotta filling.

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Italian rice cake with red fruit

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Here’s an unusual flourless cake that makes a delightful dessert. Italian risotto rice is cooked slowly in milk until tender and creamy, then mixed with eggs, nuts, lemon and rum, and baked. It’s served with a red fruit salad.

Limoncello

Recipe by: Michele O'Sullivan

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Truly worth the time required to create this ice cold refreshing drink.

Melon and Prosciutto

Recipe by: SunFlower

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This classic, easy summer recipe features juicy cantaloupe and salty Italian prosciutto ham. Just cut the cantaloupe into bite-size pieces, wrap them with good quality prosciutto and spear them on cocktail sticks for a colourful starter!

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Panforte

Recipe by: Andrea

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I LOVE to make this impressive, but easy cake at Christmas! The cake is so sticky that you must use edible paper to line the pan. Don’t worry if the mixture seems to cool too quickly. Just warm it up in the microwave again and keep working.

Passion Fruit and Honey Zabaglione

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Fragrant passion fruit and honey make a heavenly combination for a fruity version of the Italian dessert, zabaglione. It tastes wonderful when dunked with sponge finger biscuits or strawberries. Delicious!

Pears grilled with pecorino

Recipe by: Azmina Govindji

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Many cuisines have long traditions of combining fruit with cheese. This recipe stems from the Tuscan combination of juicy pears with salty ewe's milk called pecorino. With some of the cheese melted over the pears and the rest combined with cool grapes and salad leaves, this makes a stylish first course, or light main dish for two.

Spiced Fruit and Nut Freezer Cake

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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This mix-and-chill take on an Italian panforte – a wonderful mix of baked fruit, nuts, honey and spice – is the fastest-ever way to make an uncooked cake and is irresistible with coffee or liqueurs. Delicious!