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Recipes for the Whole Year



August is the month in which summer reaches its peak, the blazing sun can felt in all its glory and, at long last, its time for some vacation after a year's hard work. At this time of year meals are simple, fresh, easy to prepare and feature lots of seafood.

Cold rice with seafood Stewed prickly lettuce with black olives
Sole with pine-nuts Melon pudding


   Cold rice with seafood

160 g./5 1/2 oz. fine-grained rice - 2 dozen mussels - 200g./7 oz. shelled prawns - 2 tbsp. olive oil - 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar - clove garlic - pinch parsley - 1/3 onion - 200g./7 oz. steamed peas - celery stalk - carrot - tsp. sugar - salt - red pepper


Wash mussels thoroughly, brush shells, heat in pan to open. Remove shellfish and heat in just a little oil with peas, boiled prawns, garlic, grated carrot, celery stalk cut into fine strips, sliced onion and chopped parsley. Boil rice, drain, place in a salad bowl and stir in heated mussels, preserving the cooking oil. With this oil, prepare a sauce incorporating the vinegar, sugar, pinch of salt and ground pepper. Carefully stir in with rice and serve cold.

N.B. Ingredients are given for 4 portions.

Pinot Bianco Alto Adige DOC
Santa Margherita


Elegant wine, with fruity bouquet of golden apples and orange blossom.

Serve at:
8°-10° C.


 
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