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Gennaro's vegetarian collection

Take meat-free inspiration from the Godfather of Italian cooking, including gnocchi, ricotta dumplings and torta pasquale.
Gnocchi with wild rocket
by Gennaro Contaldo

Gennaro makes his gnocchi with boiled potatoes - much faster than baking them - and serves them in an easy rocket, basil and chilli sauce.

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Ricotta dumplings

by Gennaro Contaldo
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Easter spinach pie (torta pasquale)

by Gennaro Contaldo
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Baked pasta shells filled with cheese

by Gennaro Contaldo
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Penne with courgette flowers

by Gennaro Contaldo
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Silk handkerchief pasta with pesto

by Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo
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Sweet pepper frittata

by Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo
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