Bow Ties With Beets And Greens Recipes

ROASTED BEETS ON GREENS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap beets in foil and roast until tender, about 1 hour. Let cool, then peel and dice.
• Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, honey, garlic, and fennel and caraway seeds. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with beets.
• For each serving, toss 1 cup dressed beets with 1 cup spinach and 1/4 cup parsley. Season with salt and pepper and top with onion.

BOW TIES WITH ARTICHOKES AND PEAS

Steps:

• 1 With a large knife, trim off the top 1 inch of the artichokes. Rinse them well under cold water. Bend back and snap off the small leaves around the base. With scissors, trim the pointed tops off the remaining leaves. Peel off the tough outer skin of the stems and around the base. Cut the artichokes in half. Use a small knife with a rounded tip to scrape out the fuzzy leaves in the center. Thinly slice the artichokes. 2 Pour the olive oil into a skillet large enough to hold the cooked pasta. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat 10 minutes. Add the artichokes and 2 tablespoons water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook 10 minutes or until the artichokes are tender. 3 Stir in the peas. Cook 5 minutes or until the peas are tender. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil. 4 Bring at least 4 quarts of water to a boil. Add 2 tablespoons of salt, then the pasta. Stir well. Cook, stirring often, until the pasta is al dente, tender yet still firm to the bite. Set aside some of the cooking water. Drain the pasta. 5 Toss the pasta with the artichoke sauce and a little of the cooking water if needed. Add a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and toss again. Toss with the cheese and serve immediately. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

FARFALLE WITH GOLDEN BEETS, BEET GREENS AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Heat heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts and stir until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Transfer to small bowl. Add 2 tablespoons oil and onions to same skillet and sauté until beginning to soften and turn golden, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to sauté until onions are tender and browned, about 30 minutes longer. Add garlic and stir 2 minutes. Scatter beet greens over onions. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons oil over; cover and cook until beet greens are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook beets in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer beets to medium bowl. Return water to boil. Add pasta to beet cooking liquid and cook until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid. Return pasta to pot.
• Stir onion-greens mixture and beets into pasta. Add pasta cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls to moisten. Season with salt and coarsely ground black pepper. Stir in 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese. Divide pasta among shallow bowls. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Serve, passing additional cheese.

BOW TIES WITH BEETS AND GREENS

Steps:

• 1 Place a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Trim off the beet greens and set aside. Scrub the beets and wrap them in a large sheet of aluminum foil, sealing tightly. Place the package on a baking sheet. Bake for 45 to 75 minutes, depending on size, or until the beets feel tender when pierced through the foil with a sharp knife. Let the beets cool in the foil. Unwrap the foil, then peel and chop the beets. 2 Wash the greens well and remove the tough stems. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the greens and salt to taste. Cook 5 minutes or until the greens are almost tender. Drain the greens and cool them under running water. Coarsely chop the greens. 3 Pour the oil into a skillet large enough to hold all of the pasta and vegetables. Add the garlic. Cook over medium heat until the garlic is golden, about 2 minutes. Add the beets and greens and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, about 5 minutes or until the vegetables are heated through. 4 Bring at least 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot. Add 2 tablespoons of salt, then the pasta. Stir well. Cook over high heat, stirring frequently, until the pasta is al dente, tender yet firm to the bite. 5 Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking water. Add the pasta to the skillet with the beets. Add some of the cooking water and cook, stirring the pasta constantly, until it is evenly colored, about 1 minute. Add the cheese and stir again. Serve immediately with a generous sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.