Angel Hair Pasta With Olives Pine Nuts And Basil Recipes

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. Combine the basil, pine nuts, garlic, and olive oil in a blender and blend to a puree. Add the cheese, salt and pepper, and blend again.
• Cook the pasta in the boiling, salted water until al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add the pesto and toss. Taste for salt and pepper, and add a drizzle of oil, if you like.

ANGEL HAIR WITH FETA AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until done; drain. Return pasta to the pot.
• Mix in olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, feta, and Parmesan cheese. Stir in cilantro and season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in salted water according to package directions.
• Place the butter and olive oil in a large pan over medium heat.
• After the butter has melted, stir in the garlic and cook for 30-60 seconds, stirring constantly.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the pan. Add the herbs and parmesan cheese to the pan, along with salt and pepper to taste, then toss to coat the pasta.
• Top with tomatoes. Sprinkle with additional herbs for garnish if desired, then serve.

PASTA WITH FRESH TOMATOES AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, garlic, and oil in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Let stand at least 10 minutes.
• Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente; drain, and return to pot. Add tomato mixture, and toss to combine. Serve sprinkled with pine nuts.

ANGEL HAIR WITH SHRIMP, BASIL, AND TOASTED PINE NUTS

Steps:

• In a 6- to 8-quart pan over high heat, bring about 4 quarts water to a boil; add angel hair and cook, stirring occasionally, just until tender to bite, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Drain pasta, reserving about 1/3 cup cooking liquid; return pasta to pan.
• Meanwhile, large frying pan over medium-high heat, melt butter with olive oil.
• Add shrimp, garlic, chili flakes, pepper, salt; stir for 2 minutes.
• Add wine; stir often until shrimp are opaque.
• Cook 2 more minutes.
• Stir in basil.
• Pour shrimp mixture into pan with cooked pasta; mix gently.
• If mixture is too dry, add reserved pasta-cooking liquid.
• Divide evenly among four wide, shallow bowls.
• Add salt to taste.
• Top with pine nuts.
• And Grated cheese.

PASTA WITH TOMATOES, PINE NUTS AND BASIL

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add pine nuts and garlic and sauté until light brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and next 3 ingredients and heat through. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over pasta and toss thoroughly. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Serve immediately, passing additional Parmesan separately.

20 MINUTE CHERRY TOMATO AND BASIL ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.
• Add in a good handful of salt. Add pasta. Cook aldente or until pasta is slightly undercooked.
• Using tongs remove pasta from water into a colander. Reserve cooking liquid.
• While pasta is cooking, add garlic and olive oil to a very large skillet.
• Turn the heat on medium and cook until garlic becomes soft, about two minutes.
• Turn the heat to a medium-high and add tomatoes and salt. Cook two minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup of starchy cooking liquid leftover from pasta. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce to a simmer for five minutes - the tomatoes should be starting to burst. If they haven't gently push on them using the back of a wooden spoon. You only want about half to burst.
• Add pasta, cook another two minutes.
• Turn the heat off, add basil and parmesan cheese.
• Toss to coat.
• If needed add more starchy pasta water.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve with extra grated parmesan cheese.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH FETA AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• mise en place ~ gather ingredient
• warm plates
• bring water to boil - add salt
• toast pine nuts - set aside
• coarsely crumble feta - set aside
• shave parmesan - set aside
• dice and deseed tomato - set aside
• mince garlic and shallot - set aside
• measure out parmesan - set aside
• chiffonade parsley and basil - set aside
• When pot of water it is boiling -
• Add oil to a skillet, when it shimmers, add shallots, just to soften.
• Add garlic - just until fragrant about 20 seconds - careful not to burn.
• Drop angel hair in the pot of salted boiling water for 1 minute to soften.
• Add diced tomatoes to skillet - just to warm through - about 45 seconds
• Off heat - Add in parsley, basil, crumbled feta, salt, and pepper - stir gently.
• Add a little pasta water if needed to loosen dish.
• Remove angel hair from boiling water; drop into skillet toss gently.
• Taste for salt - (remember feta can be salty)
• Place on a warmed plate - when plating use tongs; twist pasta into a mound - this will help hold the heat.
• Top with toasted pine nuts and shaved Parmesan.
• Your welcome.

ANGEL'S HAIR PASTA WITH LEMON AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil for pasta.
• In a small saucepan cook garlic in oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened and transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add pine nuts, crushing them lightly with the back of a fork, lemon juice, zest, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente and, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking water, drain well. Add pasta with the reserved cooking water to bowl and toss with lemon mixture until it is absorbed. Serve pasta warm or at room temperature.