Simple Vegetarian Recipes

Vegetables are not the property of Italian cuisine, but Italians are used to searching for their origins and often find them to be Italian!

I cannot afirm which vegetables originated in Italy. I just mean those that are so commonly used in Italian dishes that they are considered typically Italian!

Eggplant is available in many countries, but beside Greek moussaka, I do not know of any other cuisine with so many famous and tasty eggplant recipes as Italian cuisine.

Well, she prepared the whole dinner with simple vegetarian recipes: antipasto with eggplant, pasta with eggplant and grilled eggplant as a main dish. Since then, my sister has loved eggplant!

Eggplant parmesan recipe is possibly the best known one, but you can cook eggplant in many different ways, grilled, "in pan", fried and so on.

There are many simple vegetarian recipes with zucchini, as it is also very light.. The best one is the stuffed zucchini recipe, but it can also be grilled, or fried in a pan. Try zucchini fritters or fry it using the Italian frying batter mentioned above.

The stuffed zucchini can be prepared also without meat, what can please vegetarians too. Personally I prefer it without meat because meat flavor dominates over zucchini one.

The meat version is very useful when you have to prepare a vegetable in a kid friendly way.

Broccoli and pasta is an excellent match. This vegetable is very often used in Italian dishes.

It is used also in calzoni. It may be boiled and used in salads too, dressed with salt and extra virgin olive oil.

Artichokes are another Italian delicacy. You can eat them raw in a salad or cook them in many ways, my favourite artichoke recipe is a risotto.

In Sardinia I often see people eat it raw, but it has to be fresh!. Here's my favourite stuffed artichoke recipe.

Prepare this zucchini lasagna to have a meatless and healthy complete dish. This low fat zucchini lasagna is also an excellent idea for a lunch to go or for a picnic.

If you leave it rest for about an hour after taking it out of the oven, it will be easier to cut it into portions for a picnic.

This roasted eggplant recipe couldn’t miss this list of simple vegetarian recipes. It pretends to look like an eggplant bruschetta with fresh tomato as the topping, making of it a light recipe where you save the calories of the bread.

Especially during Summertime in Italy, you will find it in quite all restaurants cooked in many different ways.

I prepare this first zucchini casserole recipe very often. I like the freshness of zucchini and I try to invent new ways to cook it, as it is also rich in vitamin C.

This is one of the most simple vegetarian recipes! You can serve it warm or at room-temperature.

Grilled zucchini recipe

I did really invent this grilled zucchini recipe one day I did not know what to cook for dinner and felt like eating light and healthy, as always.

It's simple and please even your children. I could hardly believe my children were enthusiastic of it!

How to cook eggplant?

It's a question I ask myself when I often buy this vegetable and don't feel like preparing an eggplant parmesan, especially if I am trying to eat few calories.

This is one of those simple vegetarian recipes easy and quick to prepare. It is extremely tasty if you happen to use seasonal tomatoes and aubergines.

Looking for a vegetarian inviting pasta? Try this gnocchi recipe, as it so easy to prepare.

It can be a vegetarian choice or just even a different way to eat this popular pasta shape (that more often is served with tomato or gorgonzola sauce).