Italian Cuisine: Liguria

About this course

The class focuses on two Ligurian preparations: trofie pasta with basil pesto, green beans and Ratte potato, followed by Amaretti di Sassello. Participants make and shape the pasta dough, cook it and prepare the pesto, including the traditional mortar-and-pestle method and the finesse needed when using a blender. The class also covers blanching green beans. For the biscuits, participants make a meringue, shape the soft bitter almond cookies and bake them.

What you'll learn

• Make, shape and cook trofie pasta dough.
• Prepare basil pesto using a mortar and pestle or blender.
• Blanch green beans for a Ligurian pasta dish with potato.
• Make meringue and shape and bake Amaretti di Sassello.

Is this course right for you?

The course is listed as suitable for all levels. Participation involves preparing pasta, pesto, vegetables and biscuits through guided cooking activities.