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Italian Vegetables & Side Dishes: Potatoes


Potatoes: the Glorious Tuber
Few Vegetables are as tasty, satisfying, or versatile.

Standbys

Baked Sweet Potatoes with Lime and Ginger
A classic, and excellent American recipe from Jack Seelye.
Difficulty: Moderate

Boiled Potatoes: Patate Lesse
Boiled potatoes are extraordinarily simple, and very good too.
Difficulty: Easy

Fries: Patate Fritte
Difficulty: Easy

Roman Fries: Patate Fritte alla Romanesca
The Romans cube their potatoes before they fry them.
Difficulty: Easy

Roman Gnocchi: Gnocchi alla Romana
An astonishingly tasty baked variety of gnocchi that's perfect with a roast.
Difficulty: Moderate

Other Recipes

Baked Potatoes Lucana Style: Patate al Forno alla Lucana
Potatoes baked with tomatoes and onions, a precursur to Tiella.
Difficulty: Easy

Creamy Baked Potatoes Savoy Style: Patate in Crostata alla Savoiarda
Creamy baked potatoes will be wonderful with a roast.
Difficulty: Moderate

Grilled Potatoes, or Patate alla Griglia
Grilled potatoes are much easier than you might think, and tasty too.
Difficulty: Easy

Potato Gulasch: Gulasch di Patate
A tasty side dish from Trieste that obviously arrived with the Hapsburgs.
Difficulty: Easy

Potatoes and Capers: Patate ai Capperi
Their flavors combine delightfully.
Difficulty: Easy

Potatoes with Balsamic Vinegar: Patate all'Aceto Balsamico
Balsamic vinegar adds wonder to anything!.
Difficulty: Easy

Potatoes with Oregano: Patate e Origano
Oregano and potatoes are a tasty combination.
Difficulty: Easy

Potatoes with Sour Cream: Patate con la Panna Acida
Sour cream is unusual in Italy, but it works very well here.
Difficulty: Easy

Truffly Potatoes: Patate Tartufate
Potatoes work well with most anything, and especially with truffles.
Difficulty: Easy

Rich Potato Salad: Insalata Ricca di Patate
A tasty, cheesy potato salad. Difficulty:
Easy.

Stuffed Potatoes: Patate Ripiene
Baked potatoes with a cheesy, meat-laced filling.
Difficulty: Easy

Walnut Croquettes
There's potato too in these, and they're just the thing to enjoy with a stew or roast.
Difficulty: Easy

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