Insalata

Heidi Krahling, owner of Insalata's and Marinitas restaurants, has written the cookbook 'Insalata's Mediterranean Table,' (top) which includes 120 recipes inspired by her San Anselmo eatery.

unknown title 2009

The Insalata di Mare ($15) is a scrumptious mix of steamed seafood and an appetizer large enough to share.

A Temple to Italy 2010

Items like the Insalata di Zucca (roasted pumpkin salad with grilled chanterelle mushrooms, frisee, and goat cheese) and the signature Stuzzichino Toscana (eggplant caviar, tomato jam, and artichoke spread served with crispy Italian bread toast) are made with fresh ingredients bought at the local farmers market.

Bar Toscana Opens In Brentwood With Emphasis On 'Italian Mixology' Huffington Post 2010

Items like the Insalata di Zucca (roasted pumpkin salad with grilled chanterelle mushrooms, frisee, and goat cheese) and the signature Stuzzichino Toscana (eggplant caviar, tomato jam, and artichoke spread served with crispy Italian bread toast) are made with fresh ingredients bought at the local farmers market.

Bar Toscana Opens In Brentwood With Emphasis On 'Italian Mixology' Huffington Post 2010

An hour or so later we sat down to Insalata Caprese tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella salad:

Holiday Food 08 Sara 2009

We recently spied an well-known director and his niece swan up in a Ferrari and share a plate of Insalata Caprese one of their signature dishes.

What's good in Miami? Ann Althouse 2009

The traditonal Insalata Caprese uses cow's milk mozzarella, tomatoes, and olive oil garnished with oregano and arugula.

Caprese Salad aka TBTAM 2007

And for much of tomato season my standard lunch is a Greek take on Insalata Caprese a dish that barely merits the title of "recipe" using feta instead of mozzarella and adding lemon juice.

Blood Orange Granita 2009

After considering our choices, we decided to skip the formaggi and salumi plates (two weaknesses in our lives) and other delicious-sounding antipasti and decided to share an insalata, the Insalata di Rucola.

Restaurant Review: Cittanuova (East Hampton) 2007

Apparently, this is a variation on “Insalata Caprese”.

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