This is a debate between me and my husband. I am cooking frozen ravioli, sauce, and garlic bread. I think it's OKAY to also make some veggies to go along with the meal. Husband thinks there is not one veggie that would go well with a ravioli meal.
What do you think?
2006-09-06 12:08:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I'm Italian and have been cooking for most of my life. (I'm 59.) Traditionally I would serve ravioli in tomato sauce either marinara or meat based. However, tradition and times have changed. Veggies are not unknown in Italian fare and generally what was included in the meal depended on the season. Nowadays all sorts of veggies are available both fresh and frozen so, if you like, add whatever veggies you want as a side. I would recommend broccoli florets in an herbed garlic butter based sauce along side ravioli. (Getting hungry again!) Actually, when entertaining, I've served a chilled Italian green bean salad (green beans, black olives, roasted red pepper) tossed with a red wine vinegar, olive oil vinaigrette with pasta dishes. It's always ok to break with tradition as long as you enjoy the results. I live and cook by two sayings one Latin, the other Italian:
De gustibus non disputandum est! (No accounting for taste!) My sort of anything goes rule.
Che non amazza, ingrassa! (What doesn't kill, fattens!)
John in Kittery, ME
2006-09-06 12:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by John B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cooked Broccoli goes well with ravioli-- you just mix it in with the ravioli sauce. If you have children in the home, you could even push a pea into each individual ravioli to make it more colorful, or put peas around the plate in the shape of a heart, and fill it in with raviolis. Children love little fun things like that. :-)
Vegies are VERY important to eat with every meal. Further, corn on the cob would go good with raviolis.
Sorry to your husband (us men should stick together) but on this one, I have to agree with you. Vegies do go with ravioli.
2006-09-06 12:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by AnAvidViewer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, any kind of green veggie would go well with ravioli, it dosent just go good but also helps with the eye appeal of the meal as well.
2006-09-06 13:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blend of traditional italian vegetables would be a nice addition -- tell your hubby to think along the lines of pasta primavera! Broccoli, cauliflower, zuchinni, green beans or sugar snap peas, and bell peppers would be a lovely side. Besides, he needs the fiber. It's good for him!
OR...a salad! That's veggies. They even do that when you go to upscale Italian restaraunts, and since it is before the main course, I'll bet he rarely thinks of it.
2006-09-06 12:17:08 · answer #4 · answered by hrhtheprincessofeire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, certainly you'll need a vegetable with your meal.
You could have a caesar salad, peas, green beans, artichokes...the list is fairly long, really.
Maybe you could roast a selection of squash and some eggplant, and call it antipasto...
Another alternative is to get ravioli with vegetables in them...spinach and mushrooms are fairly common.
2006-09-06 12:18:20 · answer #5 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know about an exact veg,but things like roast peppers,muchrooms and spinach go with ravioli,but it depends on what sauce you have
2006-09-06 12:14:29 · answer #6 · answered by bigboss 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any that you like will be fine - I fix a veggie with every meal
2006-09-06 12:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i make ravioli i usually make string beans with it
2006-09-06 12:14:50 · answer #8 · answered by Ssoroka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green beans
and, of course, a salad
2006-09-06 12:15:06 · answer #9 · answered by kids and cats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salad is what we eat with ravioli........
2006-09-06 12:15:41 · answer #10 · answered by alleykhad607 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋