Recipes · Vegetables
Italian Vegetable Recipes
Eggplant parm, pasta alla norma, braised greens and roasted peppers — vegetables treated like the main event.
Sicily · 1 hr
Peperonata
Sweet peppers stewed with onion, tomato and vinegar.
Lazio · 1 hr 10 min
Carciofi alla Romana
Whole artichokes braised head-down in oil, wine and mint.
Tuscany · 1 hr
Patate al Forno
Crisp-edged potatoes with rosemary and garlic.
Campania · 45 min
Fagiolini al Pomodoro
Green beans braised soft in garlic and tomato.
Campania · 35 min
Zucchine alla Scapece
Fried zucchini marinated in mint and white vinegar.
Veneto · 50 min
Polenta Cremosa
Slow-stirred soft polenta with butter and Parmigiano.
Vegetables recipe questions
- How many italian vegetable recipes are on this page?
- 6. Every one includes an ingredient list with quantities, numbered steps, prep and cook times, and Larry's rule for the part people usually get wrong.
- Which of these italian vegetable recipes is quickest?
- Zucchine alla Scapece — about 35 min from start to table, serving 6 servings.
- Where in Italy do these vegetables recipes come from?
- Mostly Sicily, Lazio, Tuscany, Campania, Veneto. Each recipe page names the region it belongs to and the version Larry actually cooks at home.
- Are these italian vegetable recipes beginner friendly?
- Yes. Nothing here needs special equipment beyond a skillet, a pot and an oven, and each recipe calls out the timings and temperatures that matter most.