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Episode 4

Episode 4 of 6

Nigella Lawson shares the secrets of Italian-inspired food. This time, she uses fregola - the Sardinian sun-dried and toasted couscous - in a recipe of couscous with clams.

Nigella shares her culinary talent as she presents delicious Italian-inspired food. In this episode, Nigella reveals a secret ion for one of the tastes of Italy with her dark and deviant liquorice pudding, before introducing us to the joys of fregola - the Sardinian sun-dried and toasted couscous - in a light, tomato-hued recipe of couscous with clams.

Nigella's dinner party guests are served a simple yet sumptuous meal of butterflied leg of lamb and baby aubergines with oregano and roasted red onion. Dessert is an irresistible meringue gelato cake with sharp raspberries and a dark chocolate sauce.

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29 minutes

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Mon 31 May 2021 19:00

Music Played

  • Nina Simone

    Black is the colour of my true love's hair

    • jaffa remix.
  • St Germain

    Montego Bay Spleen

  • Bebel Gilberto

    Lonely

  • Funkdust Flavour

    Flow

  • Cliff Leeman, Dick Cary, Ralph Sutton

    Someday Sweethearts

    • Rendezvous at Sunnies 1969.
  • Digby Jones

    Three Time

  • Digby Jones

    Lexington

  • Jacques Camus

    Ciao Bella

  • St Germain

    Deep In It

    • From Detroit to St Germain.
  • Jr. Walker & the All Stars

    Cleo's Mood

    • Greatest Hits.
  • Ramon Morris

    Sweet Sister Funk

  • James Bright

    Paris

    • Little Things.
  • Alice Ricciardi

    Give me the Simple Life

    • Blue Note presents a/b.
  • Quadro Nuevo

    Tu vuo fa l'americano

  • Nina Simone

    Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair

  • St Germain

    Montego Bay Spleen

  • Bebel Gilberto

    Lonely

  • Funkdust

    Flavour Flow

  • St Germain

    Deep In It

  • Jr. Walker & the All Stars

    Cleo's Mood

  • Alice Ricciardi

    Give me the Simple Life

  • Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup

    We No Speak Americano

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Nigella Lawson
Series Producer Jennifer Fazey
Executive Producer Pete Lawrence

Broadcasts

  • Mon 15 Oct 2012 20:30
  • Sat 20 Oct 2012 11:30
  • Thu 24 Oct 2013 19:30
  • Sat 24 May 2014 11:30
  • Sun 19 Feb 2017 12:00
  • Sat 4 Mar 2017 13:30
  • Sat 9 Mar 2019 11:30
  • Sat 22 Aug 2020 12:00
  • Mon 31 May 2021 19:00

Recipes from Nigellissima

Recipes from Nigellissima

Try out some of the dishes featured on Nigellissima.