Farfalle With Cherry Tomatoes Peas Fresh Mint And Feta Recipes

MINI FARFALLE WITH CHERRY TOMATOES, BASIL AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil.
• Add oil and onions to a medium saute pan and heat over medium-high heat. Saute for 3 minutes or until onions are soft.
• Add cherry tomatoes to skillet. Saute tomatoes for another 3 minutes until skins are blistered and flesh is heated through; season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook Piccolini® Mini Farfalle according to directions on the package.
• Remove sauce from heat, puree 1/3 of sauce in a blender on high, for 2 minutes. Return the puree to saute pan.
• Drain and toss pasta with sauce. Finish with basil and mozzarella cheese.
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FARFALLE WITH CHERRY TOMATOES, PEAS, FRESH MINT AND FETA

Steps:

• Brin a large saucepan of salted water to a boil.
• Add pasta and cook until al dente, 10-12 minutes.
• Set aside 2 tbsp of pasta cooking water.
• Then drain pasta.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large deep frying pan on medium.
• Add pancetta, stir occasionally, and cook until crisp.
• Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Add tomatoes, stirring until they begin to soften and release juice, 5 minutes.
• Stir in peas and salt.
• Cook until peas are hot.
• Add a generous sprinkling salt.
• If pasta is not cooked, reduce tomato mixture to low.
• Add drained pasta and reserved cooking water to tomato mixture.
• Stir to mix.
• Stir in feta until pasta is evenly coated and feta begins to melt.
• Stir in mint.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve with additional Parmesan.

FARFALLE WITH TOMATOES AND FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• 2. Combine the pasta, tomatoes, olives, onions, capers, cheese, and basil. Pour on the vinaigrette and toss lightly.

MEDITERRANEAN FARFALLE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in salted, boiling water until al dente.
• While the pasta is cooking, brown chorizo over medium heat. Add nuts and brown them also; do not burn! Add garlic, and remove from heat.
• Drain pasta. In a large bowl, toss together pasta, chorizo mixture, basil, cheese, and tomatoes. Whisk together olive oil and vinegar; pour over pasta, and toss. Serve.

FARFALLE WITH PEAS AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Fill a 5-quart kettle to within 1 inch of top with salted water and bring to a boil for peas and pasta. Into kettle fit a large sieve so that its bottom is submerged in several inches of boiling water. Add peas to sieve and boil until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove sieve, keeping water at a boil, and rinse peas under cold water. Drain peas and transfer to a small bowl.
• In a blender purée 2/3 cup peas with mint, zest, 1/2 cup hot cooking water from kettle, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Ladle out 1/4 cup cooking water, reserving it, and drain pasta in a colander. Return pasta to kettle with pea purée, prosciutto, 2 tablespoons Parmesan, and remaining 1/3 cup peas and heat over moderate heat, stirring and thinning mixture to desired consistency with reserved cooking water, until heated through. Season pasta with salt and pepper.
• Serve pasta with additional Parmesan on the side.