Vegetable & Side Dishes

Eggs, meet your new best friend, Piment d'Espelette. The subtle heat of this dried Basque pepper plays wonderfully against creamy scrambled eggs.

This simple recipe for a "gourmet's" salad comes from balsamic vinegar producer Acetaia Leonardi.

This wonderfully simple recipe comes from Anna Tasca Lanza of Regaleali Winery in Sicily.

Ricotta Salata, a hard pressed sheep's milk cheese from Lazio, Italy, takes this simple pasta dish to a whole new level. The salty richness of the cheese is perfectly offset by slightly bitter greens and a touch of heat from Italian hot pepper flakes for an all-around satisfying bowl of pasta.

Truly one of the simplest dishes of Italian cuisine... but so, so good!

Dried porcini mushrooms fill this simple, risotto-style dish with rich, earth flavor, while the farro brings a subtle nuttiness and satisfying chew. Fold in your favorite vegetables like asparagus, English peas or sautéed kale to turn this comforting side into a filling main dish. Or for a...