Is risoni the most maligned pasta variety in the country? If the state of the supermarket shelves in these strange times is any indication, it seems like nothing can convince shoppers to add the rice-shaped pasta to their basket. Lasagne sheets, brown rice, couscous, pearl barley – they might be the reject supermarket items no-one wants, but in our eyes, they’re recipe gold.
Roast cauliflower with almonds, Israeli couscous and za’atar
What to do with: Israeli couscous (also known as pearl couscous or moghrabieh)?
Make: roast cauliflower with almonds, Israeli couscous and za’atar.
Middle Eastern-inspired beetroot and moghrabieh salad
Or this: beetroot and moghrabieh salad.
One-pot recipe for mussels with risoni and herbs
What to do with: risoni?
Make this: pne-pot recipe for mussels with risoni and herbs.
Lamb with orzo and olives
Or this: lamb with orzo and olives.
Guy Grossi’s pearl barley polenta
What to do with: pearl barley?
Mushroom and pearl barley soup (minestra di orzo e funghi)
Casarecce with pork sausage, cavolo nero and chilli
What to do with: casarecce?
Make this: casarecce with pork sausage, cavolo nero and chilli.
Casarecce with artichokes, capers, dill, lemon and mozzarella
Mushroom and pine nut brown rice bowl
What to do with: brown rice?
Make this: mushroom and pine nut brown rice bowl.
Brown rice congee with ginger and chilli-black bean sauce
One-pot recipe for mussels with risoni and herbs
What to do with: risoni?
Make this: one-pot recipe for mussels with risoni and herbs.
Lamb meatballs, risoni, yogurt and cucumber
Lasagne
What to do with: lasagne sheets?
Make this: classic lasagne.
Lasagne with romanesco
Or: Sarah Cicolini’s lasagne with romanesco.
Beef koftas with green couscous and pistachio nuts
What to do with: couscous?
Make these: beef koftas with green couscous and pistachio nuts.