PASTA WITH MINT AND PARMESAN
The pairing of pasta with mint and Parmesan is a good one. There is something about the lightly assaultive yet somehow sweet nature of mint that is unlike any other herb. Older cuisines use it occasionally, but it is rarely seen as a major player. In this dish, however, softened by butter and cheese, mint converts a basic but undeniably heavy combination into an easy yet complex pasta dish best described as refreshing. To the inevitable question, Can I use olive oil instead of butter? my answer is that you can, but you will completely change the nature of the dish; it won't be bad, but it won't be as good. Better, I think, to cut the butter back to two tablespoons. But because this sauce is cut with the pasta cooking water, the butter is spread nicely throughout, and it really isn't a huge amount per person.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, easy, quick, pastas, main course, side dish
Time 20m
Yield 3 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. When it boils, cook pasta until it is tender but not mushy. Drain pasta, reserving about 1/2 cup of cooking liquid.
- Toss pasta in a warmed bowl with 2 or 3 tablespoons cooking liquid, the butter, mint and half the cheese. Taste and adjust seasoning, then serve, passing remaining Parmesan at the table.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 640, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 87 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 401 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SILK-HANDKERCHIEF PASTA WITH MINT PESTO
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories dinner, pastas, project, main course
Time 30m
Yield 6 to 8 first-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- To make the pasta, combine the flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour and add the wine. Using a fork, gradually incorporate the wine into the flour, starting in the center and slowly working out.
- Gather the dough into a ball. If it seems too dry, add more wine 1 teaspoon at a time; if it seems too wet, add a little more flour. Knead the dough until it feels smooth and very even in consistency, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Following the manufacturer's instructions for your pasta maker, stretch the dough out, ending with sheets as thin as possible. Using a sharp knife, cut the sheets into 5-inch squares and lay them on cotton dish towels, covering each layer with another dish towel.
- To make the pesto, combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and process until fairly smooth. Transfer the sauce to a small bowl and leave at room temperature while you cook the pasta.
- Bring a large kettle full of salted water to a bowl. Cook the squares, 5 at a time, in the water for 3 minutes. Use a mesh strainer or skimmer to remove the cooked pasta and transfer to a large plate or platter. (A little water adhering to the noodles will keep them from sticking together.) Repeat until all the pasta is cooked.
- Add 1 cup of the boiling pasta water to the sauce and mix well. Drop 5 pasta squares on each plate so that they resemble dropped handkerchiefs. Top each serving with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the sauce and serve immediately with grated parmesan on the side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 476, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 323 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
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