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Home › Recipes › Sauces and Dressings

Sauces and Dressings

Delicious and easy Italian Sauces to toss with pasta, spread over pizza, lasagne or whatever you like. Here you’ll find sauces with expert tips on developing flavours to get the very best results every time!

An overhead shot of arugula pesto in a blue and white patterned bowl with a spoon at the side.

Dips & Pestos

Arugula Pesto

An overhead shot of Sugo Napoletano (Neapolitan ragu) in a large pot sitting on a wooden surface.

Italian Sunday Dinner

Ragu alla Napoletana (Neapolitan Ragu)

An overhead shot of a skillet with an Italian slow cooked vegetable sauce sitting on a wooden table.

Sauces & Dressings

Sugo Finto (Vegetable Sauce)

A close up of Ajvar dip in a blue bowl surrounded by cured meat, cheese, ciabatta bread and olives.

Antipasti

Ajvar (Red Pepper Dip)

Pistachio pesto in a small round dish sitting on a blue patterned board.

Dips & Pestos

Pistachio Pesto (Pesto di Pistacchi)

Italian Besciamella sauce in a pot with a spoon. The background is wooden.

Sauces & Dressings

Besciamella (Italian Béchamel Sauce)

An overhead shot of pasta with pesto alla trapanese

Dips & Pestos

Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian Pesto)

Gremolata on a small plate with wedges of lemon and parsley in the background

Sauces & Dressings

Gremolata (Italian Herb Condiment)

Salsa verde drizzled on top of steak

Sauces & Dressings

Italian Salsa Verde (Green Sauce)

AN overhead shot of tagliatelle bolognese in a rustic bowl

Sauces & Dressings

Authentic Bolognese Sauce (Ragu alla Bolongese)

Close up of an Italian beef ragu in a bowl

Mains

Italian Beef Ragu – A Classic Recipe

Walnut sauce in a bowl with gnocchi

Sauces & Dressings

Walnut Sauce – Salsa di Noci

Italian tomato sauce in a saucepan with two slices of ciabatta bread

Sauces & Dressings

Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce – Quick, Easy & Delicious

overhead shot of white sauce in a saucepan. How to make bechamel sauce recipe

Sauces & Dressings

How To Make Bechamel Sauce Without Butter

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