Menu: Christmas Eve In Southern Italy

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Menu: Christmas Eve In Southern Italy

 

Recipe By : Vegetarian Celebrations, by Nava Atlas, page 185

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Menus

 

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8 to 10 servings

 

Antipasto (see separate recipe)

Artichoke Pie (see separate recipe)

Double-crust Layered Pizza (see separate recipe)

Spaghetti Aglia Olio with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Pine Nuts (see separate

recipe)

Sautéed Broccoli Rabe (see separate recipe)

Italian Chocolate Nut Cookies (see separate recipe)

 

Contains eggs and dairy products.

 

Suggested timetable.

 

Same day, morning:

 

• Prepare and marinate the vegetables for the Antipasto.

 

• Assemble the Artichoke Pie, cover and refrigerate until later.

 

• Make the fillings for Double-crust Layered Pizza. Cover and store them

separately, refrigerated.

 

• Make and bake the Italian Chocolate Nut Cookies.

 

Starting 2 1/2 hours before serving:

 

• Make the pizza dough.

 

• Prepare the broccoli rabe or broccoli for Sautéed Broccoli Rabe. Place

in a covered container and leave at room temperature until needed.

 

• Arrange the vegetables and cheeses for the Antipasto on a large serving

platter. Cover securely with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

 

Starting 1 1/2 hours before serving:

 

• Bake the Artichoke Pie.

 

• Assemble the Double-crust Layered Pizza.

 

• Make the Spaghetti Aglia Olio.

 

• Make the Sautéed Broccoli Rabe.

 

During the meal:

 

• While serving the Antipasto, bake the pizza.

 

• Heat the Spaghetti Aglia Olio and the Sautéed Broccoli Rabe, if needed.

 

I liked the idea of including a rather unexpected menu and found a gem in

this one from southern Italy Andy Frisari, owner and chef at Cafe Veronica

in Manhattan's garment district, and his brother Vincent, who works along-

side him, shared their memories and recipes from their boyhoods in the Bari

region of southern Italy.

 

Christmas Eve dinner, as they recalled, was a meal composed of vegetable

dishes, pastas, and fish-but no meat Here ore some of the tasty meatless

offerings that appeared on their family table.

 

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