Danilo’s Recipes
You can find here a collection of my recipes, each one of them with an intro, the ingredients list, the method and a few tips to help you along the way. Use the search-bar below to find what you are looking for or scroll through the gallery.
I hope you enjoy them!

Baked Anelletti with Aubergines and mozzarella
Sicilian inspired baked anelletti pasta with Aubergines, peas and mozzarella

Linguine alle canocchie (Squilla mantis linguine)
Creamy linguine with mantis shrimp.

Sicilian inspired pasta (Aubergines, sun dried tomatoes, olives, herbs, raisins and pangrattato) - VEGAN
Sicilian inspired vegan pasta with aubergines, sun dried tomatoes, olives, pine nuts, herbs, raisins and pan grattato

Chargrilled prawns with garlic mayo
Flavourful marinated charr-grilled king prawns served with fried capers and a homemade garlic mayo

CREMA FRITTA // FRIED CUSTARD
Sweet custard breaded and fried into cubes to crispy perfection and sprinkled with powdered sugar for a sweet version or with sea salt if you want something that really surprises you!

Pumpkin pasta with pecorino sauce, coffee & almonds
Easy creamy pumpkin and pecorino cheese sauce pasta with coffee powder and crunchy almonds.

Aubergines Burgers (eggplant)
Funny and delicious mini aubergine burgers, a great veggie alternative for your next party.

Pumpkin Gnocchi with Gorgonzola cheese sauce
Soft pumpkin gnocchi in a creamy gorgonzola cheese sauce and toasted walnuts

Italian Burgers
Burgers I made for the family with sausage meat, burrata, basil pesto and grilled courgettes.

Spaghetti cacio & pepe
Creamy (and lactose free) pasta cacio e pepe - Cheese and black pepper!

Pasta salad with burrata & truffle
Creamy pasta salad with burrata, spinach sauce and fresh summer truffle.

Truffle tagliolini
Luxurious fresh truffle tagliolini pasta with confit egg yolk

MEDITERRANEAN BLACK RICE SALAD
Vegan black rice salad with chickpeas, spices, veggies, nuts and seeds. It is the perfect one-dish meal for the summer.

Mussels & Pecorino pasta
Spaghetti cacio e pepe ‘mussels and pecorino’ with fresh lemon zests and basil

Rigatoni with pulled beef ragù
Meaty pulled beef ragù, slowly cooked and full of flavour.

Woven ravioli
Woven ravioli, a recipe for those that really like playing with fresh pasta.

Eggplant vegan pasta
Vegan eggplant summer pasta with cherry tomatoes, basil and sesame. Ready in 30 minutes with 0 fuss.

Wild black berries jam
Homemade wild black berries jam

Lamb skewers with roast peppers salad - Arrosticini
Grilled lamb skewers with roast pepper salad and crunchy bread

5 way to use cheese rinds
5 delicious way to use cheese rinds