Recipes | Dinner Ideas from Sabato New Zealand

Mussels with Nduja Butter

These Nduja Grilled Mussels are the ultimate summer dish, effortless to prepare yet bursting with bold, fiery flavour. With just three ingredients, these deliver the perfect balance of heat and...

Farro, Chickpea and Tuna Salad

Salad season is here, and Julie Le Clerc has crafted the perfect dish for summer gatherings! This fresh and vibrant salad combines hearty farro, creamy chickpeas, and tender tuna, offering...

Classic Salade Nicoise

Perfect for the summer months, this salad is fresh, vibrant, and easy to prepare. Enjoy it as a side dish with your grilled meats and BBQs, or have it on its own...

King Fish Crudo with Romesco Sauce

This dish features fresh king fish served on a vibrant Romesco sauce. With the crunch of toasted pine nuts, the briny kick of capers, and a drizzle of olive oil and...

Salmon and Caper No-stir Risotto

This creamy risotto is infused with the rich flavours of El Navarrico fish fumet and topped with delicate chunks of hot smoked Akaroa salmon. The dish is enhanced with briny...

Anchovy finger sandwiches

These anchovy finger sandwiches offer a bold, savoury bite with a perfect balance of flavours. Perfect as an appetiser.

Pasta, Zucchini, and Piquillo Pepper Salad

This Mediterranean pasta salad is a vibrant, flavourful dish, perfectly balanced for summer gatherings. It combines the freshness of zucchini, the subtle sweetness of piquillo peppers, and the rich umami...

Marinated Farmhouse Beans with Stuffed Piquillos

This dish offers a delightful balance of creamy, tangy, and savoury flavours. With white farmhouse beans, ricotta, dill and almond pesto, and piquillo peppers stuffed with bacalao, it is perfect as a...

Crispy El Navarrico Bacalao

Elevate your entertaining with this easy 15-minute crumbed bacalao recipe! Bursting with a zesty mix of citrus, piquillo peppers, and succulent salted cod, each bite offers an explosion of flavours...

Garganelli Artisan Italian Pasta with Tuna, White Beans & Asparagus

Garganelli with Tuna, White Beans & Asparagus

This clever little recipe for garganelli with tuna, white beans and asparagus, from Julie Le Clerc, is so delicious and very versatile – as a complete one platter meal it...

Fregola with Mussels & Nduja

Transport yourself to summer in Southern Italy with this flavoursome dish. Fresh mussels are beautifully complemented by the spiciness of Callipo nduja, sweet tomato and nutty pearls of fregola.