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Funghi e Zucchini Trifolati
Mushrooms and Zucchini with Nepitella and Italian Parsley
I love growing herbs and vegetables, and my garden offers quite a wonderful bounty. It must be in my DNA. As a youth in Abruzzo, my grandfather, Gaetano Crocetti was a farm laborer. We Crocettis’ have been at this for a very long time.
If you read my post on Nepitella and are still wondering how to use it, try this take on the classic vegetable dish, Funghi trifolati. “Trifolati” is a style of preparation in which vegetables are sliced very thinly, as one would slice truffles. Often mushrooms, particularly porcini, are prepared in this fashion. In the classic method, the vegetables are sauteed in olive oil and garlic and tossed at the end of their cooking time with chopped parsley. I have upped the ante with earthy Nepitella, a natural match for mushrooms. Read the remainder of this entry »