To vaguely paraphrase The Arctic Monkeys we are going from the rubble to The Ritz.  I’ve lately dabbled in some trashy food but the next two posts are going to be pure class.  Hello Limoni di Amalfi Cotti Al Forno! You can tell this one is high-end because it has a name in a foreign language.  Unless you are Italian. Then they are plain old Amalfi baked lemons.

I am going to confess straight up that my lemons are not Amalfi lemons.  They are good old down home straight from the ‘burbs East Keilor lemons via the tree in my backyard!  You can probably expect a lot of lemon recipes in the coming weeks!

We have just now entered  LOCKDOWN SIX so it seemed like a good time to transport myself somewhere else!  The Amalfi coast seemed like not a bad option!  This is a Jamie Oliver recipe so you can expect fresh vibrant flavours and Limoni di Amalfi Cotti al Forno delivered!  These little morsels were delightful and totally took me to a little open-air trattoria by the coast on a warm sunny day.

This is where I went when eating these!

Now, where’s my  glass of prosecco?

Limoni Di Amalfi Cotti Al Forno – The Recipe

I think these would also be great placed on a bbq and as soon as it is warm enough to eat outside here, I will be putting that to the test!

You could play around with the flavours in the OG recipe too  – add some olives or garlic, swap out the basil for dill or parsley, use sun-dried instead of fresh tomatoes., add some little marinated mushrooms…but speaking of the recipe, here it is!

You can use the leftover lemon flesh in anything where you would normally use lemons – I made a hot lemon and honey drink with mine.

These were so delicious and brought some much-needed summer sunshine and Italian sophistication into a dreary lockdown winter day!

Have a great week friends!