Tomatoes basil

rustic bread • tomato • To taste, garlic • To taste, olive oil • To taste, salt • For green: a few leaves of arugula, basil, lettuce • For white: Belgian endive and soybean sprouts • For purple: radicchio, red onion • For yellow: corn • For red: tomatoes • For beige: the color of toasted semolina bread

fresh, very ripe tomatoes (about 700 grams) • yellow onion • celery stalk • extra-virgin olive oil • large bunch fresh basil • thick slices day-old bread • Vegetable broth, • Salt, to taste • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste • fresh basil leaves, for garnish

To make the orecchiette • fine semolina flour (about 500 grams) • warm water (about 250 ml) • For the sauce • Basil pesto, • Cherry tomatoes, as desired • Salt

pearled farro (about 200 grams) • pesto • Arugula, • basil leaves • Green olives, • tomatoes • Balsamic vinegar and glaze, • Salt, • Extra-virgin olive oil,

linguine (300 grams) • clams (800 grams) • yellow cherry tomatoes, plus 10 more for garnish • small bunch fresh basil • chili pepper • garlic • Olive oil, • Salt,

fusilli pasta (about 400 grams) • large eggplants • canned peeled tomatoes (about 300 grams)

medium squid • green asparagus (about 400 grams) • grape tomatoes (about 300 grams) • garlic cloves • fresh red chili peppers • Fresh basil, to taste • Sugar, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste • boiled potato • fresh ginger root (about 100 grams)

instant polenta (about 130 grams) or 2 cups prepared polenta (about 500 grams) • cherry tomatoes (about 150 grams) • burrata cheese (about 100 grams) • Fresh basil • Iodized salt, to taste • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste • Black pepper, to taste

large, ripe San Marzano tomatoes (about 14 oz / 400 grams) • About 5 1/3 oz (150 grams) rustic Italian bread, preferably not stale • Plenty of fresh basil • garlic clove • High-quality extra-virgin olive oil • Salt and pepper

pasta of your choice (100 g) • eggplant • yellow and red cherry tomatoes (125 g) • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Salt, • pitted olives • Lemon zest, • Basil leaves, • For the cherry tomato pesto: • cherry tomatoes (62.5 g) • blanched almonds (10 g) • grated plant-based cheese •

potato gnocchi (400 grams) • prepared Parmesan cream (150 grams) • sun-dried tomatoes in oil, well drained • Salt, to taste • fresh basil leaves

good-quality bread • fresh burrata cheeses • very fresh shrimp (previously frozen for safety) • avocado • grape tomatoes • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Black pepper, • Fresh basil, • lime • Zest of 1 unwaxed lemon

short pasta (300 g) • yellow cherry tomatoes (300 g) • large eggplant • Extra virgin olive oil • Salt • Garlic • Fresh basil • Salted ricotta cheese (optional)

Roast chicken drumsticks • cherry tomatoes (about 200 grams) • bay leaves • Vegetable broth, • Pepper, • large onion • Olive oil, • Basil leaves, • For the vegetable broth • carrot • celery stalk • onion •

penne pasta (about 200 grams) • cherry tomatoes • feta cheese (about 150 grams) • Extra virgin olive oil, • shallot • Fresh basil,

penne pasta (or another pasta of your choice) (160 g) • cherry tomatoes (depending on size) • Greek feta cheese (100 g) • Salt, to taste • Sugar, to taste • fresh basil leaves

fusilli bucati pasta (about 100 grams) • yellow and 5 red cherry tomatoes • capers • feta cheese • Fresh basil

fresh orecchiette (500 grams) • Caciocavallo cheese, to taste • datterini tomatoes (300 grams) • canned peeled tomatoes (400 grams) • Salt, to taste • garlic clove • small shallot • small red onion • Olive oil, to taste • Large skillet • Spoon • Plate •

orecchiette (about 400 grams) • burrata (about 250 grams) • red and yellow cherry or grape tomatoes (about 600 grams) • coppa (about 80 grams) • To taste: oregano, basil, salt, pepper, brown sugar, and extra-virgin olive oil

fusilli or other pasta of your choice (180 grams) • friggitelli peppers (about 200 grams) • Norcia sausage (about 100 grams) • cherry tomatoes, quartered (about 100 grams) • Granulated garlic, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Fine salt, to taste • fresh basil leaves • Extra virgin olive oil • grated Parmesan cheese

Basil pesto • mezze maniche pasta (about 240 grams) • cherry tomatoes (about 500 grams) • red onion (preferably sweet, like Tropea) • Olive oil, • Salt, • Sugar,

scialatielli pasta (200 grams) • yellow cherry tomatoes • datterino (grape) tomatoes • beefsteak tomatoes • basil pesto (50 grams) • red onion (preferably Tropea, or substitute with sweet red onion) • Extra virgin olive oil, • Salt,

primo sale cheese (250 g) • grape or cherry tomatoes • garlic • Extra virgin olive oil • Salt and pepper • Dried oregano • rustic bread • Fresh basil

fresh basil leaves (about 75 grams) • pine nuts (about 15 grams) • garlic clove • salt • extra virgin olive oil (50 ml) • grated cheese • Cherry or grape tomatoes, • Feta cheese,

small fregola sarda (about 400 grams) • fish stock (about 1.5 liters) • yellow bell peppers (depending on size) • Extra-virgin olive oil, • littleneck clams (about 1 kg) • Fresh parsley, • garlic cloves • dry white wine (about 1/2 glass) • datterini tomatoes (about 300 grams) • Fresh basil, as needed (if available) • Fresh rosemary, • Crushed red pepper flakes,

fregola sarda (320 grams) • Milk, • mild gorgonzola cheese (180 grams) • butter (20 grams) • brandy or rum (helps break up the gorgonzola strands) • bell peppers (depending on size) • cherry tomatoes (300 grams) • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Garlic, • Fresh basil or dried oregano, • Brown sugar • rosemary •

whole milk ricotta cheese (250 grams) • large egg • all-purpose flour (100 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (60 grams) • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Semolina flour, • Cherry tomatoes • basil leaves

serving of cooked spaghetti with tomatoes and basil (about 3.5 oz or 100 grams) • eggs • Grated Parmesan cheese • pancetta (about 75 grams) • Assorted cheeses you have in the fridge (I used cacio ricotta) • Salt, pepper, and fresh mint

sourdough starter • all-purpose flour • extra virgin olive oil for the dough, plus more as needed for greasing the pan and drizzling • salt • honey (about 1/8 teaspoon) • About 10 cherry tomatoes • Fresh basil • warm water

eggplant (about 700 grams) • ripe tomatoes (about 150 grams) • buffalo mozzarella (about 100 grams) • fresh basil leaves (about 40 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (about 15 grams) • pine nuts (about 12 grams) • extra virgin olive oil • garlic clove