For antipasti we enjoyed octopus: grilled, sliced rounds nestled among roasted baby potatoes, mounded high with arugula in a lemony dressing.
If you do like seafood, the choices include wonderful sardines wrapped in grape leaves and topped with thinly sliced rounds of lemon; the chewy, oniony octopus salad; and the rich taramosalata, fish roe whipped with olive oil and lemon.
Some graters will have a mandoline-style slit for grating, which will result in thin sliced rounds of zucchini, appropriate for stir-fry, lasagna, or other uses in which you'd like to see the zucchini.
A hard-boiled egg, a little heap of radish pickle and a messy frizz of thinly sliced cabbage round out the plate.
Recipe: ; Poached Shrimp With Thai Basil and Peanuts Kosher salt, as needed 1/2 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 teaspoon seasoned rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoon peanut oil 1 teaspoon chopped Thai basil, or more as needed 1 tablespoon chopped salted, roasted peanuts Sliced cucumber rounds, for serving.
Serve this rich spinach dip with a sliced loaf of round sourdough bread.
One of the best choices is yellowtail jalapeños, a plate of thinly sliced yellowtail laid out in pinwheel fashion around a mound of daikon strands, the slices topped with a round of sliced jalapeño and cilantro leaf and served with a thin sauce, tart with vinegar.
We know it as being baked round, served sliced and deep with filling.
5. Adorn each sashimi/avocado/cucumber round with sliced spring onion, black sesame seeds and chili powder to taste.
