Meaning “big soup” in Italian, minestrone is exactly that – a hearty dish that can easily be a starter or an entrée.
This colourful sauce is full of flavour and has a bit of bite. Toss it with ravioli, open your favourite bottle of wine and sit down for a truly special meal. If the sauce gets too thick, thin it with a few tablespoonfuls of pasta cooking water.
Japanese panko bread crumbs make an ultra-light and crunchy crust.
Crunchy cakes are a tasty way to use up leftover fish. Form into little fish shapes with carrot and celery eyes and mouths to bring smiles to young faces at the table. Serve with Light Tartar Sauce and a basket of crisp carrot sticks and broccoli and cauliflower florets.
You can always find fresh parsley at the grocery store. Pick up a bunch for a lively gremolada that dresses up healthy roasted trout.