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Chefs are putting their healthy riffs on classics – think clever twists on veggies and livened-up sauces.

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Chefs are putting their healthy riffs on classics – think clever twists on veggies and livened-up sauces.
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The results are modern yet familiar, and really delicious. These dishes from Ali LaRaia, the chef and cofounder at The Sosta in New York City, bring that fresh take on Italian to your table.

Inspired by her travels throughout Italy, chef Ali LaRaia is determined to change the outdated notion that healthy and Italian can’t exist in the same sentence. “We’re using fresh, flavourful ingredients with great texture in surprising ways, like spelt flour in a pasta or vegetable puree as the sauce in lasagna,” she says. Check out her knockout recipes.