PASTA SALAD 3 WAYS (Literally The Best Pasta Salads I've Ever Had)
It's time to get excited about pasta salad again. I'm showing you my take on 3 classics fit for a king or a casual backyard bbq. Use my link get your 2 free lobster tails and 2 grassfed ribeyes when you try Butcher Box:
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CREAMY
2000g/2qt water
45g or 2.5tbsp salt
225g or 1/2lb elbow macaroni
25g or 2tbsp white distilled vinegar
splash of olive oil
30g or 1/2c shallot finely minced and rinsed
60g or 1/2c celery, finely chopped
30g or 1/3c scallion, thinly sliced
100g or 3/4 cup frozen peas (thawed)
100g or 1/4lb bacon, crispy and chopped
5g or 1/2-3/4c fresh dill
black pepper & salt to taste
DRESSING FOR CREAMY
Add the following into a high sided container:
1 egg
50g or 1/4c sour cream
25g or 2tbsp dijon mustard
15g 1 1/4tbsp sugar
10g or 3/4tbsp lemon juice
5g or 1tsp Worcestershire
5g or 3/4-1tsp salt
1/2 clove garlic.
300g or 1 1/3c neutral oil (light colored olive oil, grapeseed, canola)
Blend with immersion blender and stream in oil.
Add water and salt to med-lrg saucepan and bring to boil. Add pasta and boil for about 11min or until tender. Drain, reserving a few scoops of pasta water. Add vinegar and a splash of olive oil to drained pasta and allow to cool to room temp. Once cooled, add shallot, celery, scallion, peas, bacon. Add a couple of dollops of creamy dressing and a bit of pasta water and gently stir until pasta is well coated, but not swimming in dressing. Add dill, salt and pepper to taste, & stir to combine.
PESTO PASTA SALAD
2000g/2qt water
45g or 2.5tbsp salt
225g or 1/2lb pasta (I use shells)
25g or 2tbsp white distilled vinegar
splash of olive oil
300g or 1 1/4c pesto (recipe below) + more for garnish
200g or 1c mozzarella pearls, halved
200g or 1c cherry tomatoes, halved (I recommend sungolds)
Strong pinch grated parm
Add water and salt to med-lrg saucepan and bring to boil. Add pasta and boil for about 12min or until tender. Drain. Add vinegar and olive oil to drained pasta, stir, and allow to cool to room temp. Add pesto and stir to combine. Add mozz, tomatoes, and strong pinch of parm. Fold to combine.
PESTO for SALAD
Add the following to food processor and spin on high for 20-30sec or until well broken down.
100g or 3/4c toasted pine nuts or walnuts
100g or 5ish c basil
20g 1ish c parsley
30g or 1/2c shallot (minsed and rinsed)
100g or 1+c grated parm
225g or 1 3/4c cold olive oil
5g or 3/4-1tsp salt
30g or 2tbsp lemon juice
CLASSIC MOM'S SYLE/DELI PASTA SALAD
2000g/2qt water
45g or 2.5tbsp salt
225g or 1/2lb pasta (I use rotini)
25g or 2 tbsp white distilled vinegar
splash of olive oil
150g or 1/2-3/4c b-man's Italian Dressing (recipe below)
65g or 1/4c fresh mozzarella, diced
100g or 1/2c black olives, halved
50g or 1/2c pepperoncini, sliced
100g or 1 3/4c oil-packed sun dried tomatoes, sliced
60g or 1/2 of a med red bell pepper, diced small
60g or 1/4lb Genoa salami, sliced
75g or 3/4c grated parmesan
Add water and salt to med-lrg saucepan and bring to boil. Add pasta and boil for about 11-12min or until tender. Drain. Add vinegar and olive oil to drained pasta, stir, and allow to cool to room temp. Add dressing, mozz, olives, pepperoncini, sun dried tomatoes, red bell pepper, salami, and grated parm. Stir to combine and add additional dressing, parm, and/or salt to taste, if needed.
BMAN'S ITALIAN DRESSING
Add the following into a high-sided container, blend with immersion blender and slowly stream in 200g or 1c neutral oil (light colored olive oil, canola, grapeseed, etc)
25g red wine vinegar
45g or or 2 tbsp white distilled vinegar
20g or 1/3c red onion, rinsed
1 garlic clove
15g or 1/8-1/4 of a red bell pepper
25g 1 1/2tbsp grainy mustard
15g or 1 1/4tbsp sugar
5g 3/4-1tsp salt
1/4 tsp each of: oregano, basil, black pepper, and chili flake
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Asparagus & Spring Pea Penne
1lb penne, dried
½ cup pancetta, diced
1 onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 asparagus bunch, cut into 2” pieces
2 cups snap peas, sliced sliced into thirds
1 ½ cups ricotta cheese
¼ cup parsley, chopped
3 tbsp chives, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Lemon wedges for garnish
Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside. In dutch oven over medium-high heat, add pancetta. Cook for 1-2 minutes and add onions and cook for another 2-3 minutes, or until softened. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add peas and cook for another 1-2 minutes, or until bright green. Add cooked pasta to dutch oven and mix well. Stir in ricotta and herbs. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy!
Deconstructed Pesto Fusilli
1lb fusilli, dried
¼ cup olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups spinach, chopped
1-2 cup basil, chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup parmesan, grated
½ cup pine nuts
Cook pasta according to directions on the box. Drain excess water and set aside. In a dutch oven over medium-high heat, add oil. Add garlic and cook until it becomes fragrant. Reduce heat to medium-low and add pasta. Add spinach, basil, tomatoes and half of the parmesan. Mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste. To serve pasta, garnish with remaining parmesan and top with pine nuts.
Enjoy!
Sausage, Oyster Mushroom & Broccolini Fettuccine
1lb fettuccine, dried
½ lb Italian sausage, casings removed
½ tsp chili flakes
2 cups oyster mushrooms, chopped
1 tbsp thyme leaves
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 bunch broccolini
Salt and pepper to taste
In a dutch oven over medium-high heat, cook for 3-4 minutes. Add chili flakes and oyster mushrooms and continue to cook until golden and cooked through. Add thyme and garlic and cook for another minute. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package instructions. Add broccolini to pasta pot 1-2 minutes before pasta is cooked through. Drain excess water and toss pasta with sausage and mushroom mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy!
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Cime di Rapa Pasta
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A quick vegetarian pasta dish, punchy, unctuous and bursting with nutritious greens. You can substitute cime di rapa (turnip tops) with any of the other greens that you get in your box: spinach, chard, kale and spring greens all work a treat. This is an iconic Italian dish that’s usually made with orecchiette (‘little ears’) pasta, but – as long as there are no Italians to dinner – you can use whatever kind you have in the cupboard.
Easy Weeknight Pasta with Lemony Crème Fraîche | Weeknight Wonders
Hana Asbrink is back to share a wonderful weeknight-ready pasta dish: farfalle with smoked trout, tender asparagus, and lemony creme fraiche. Perfect for spring, this recipe comes together in no time and is filled with fresh, herby, tangy, and savory flavors. GET THE RECIPE ►►
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PREP TIME: 20 minutes
COOK TIME: 15 minutes
SERVES: 2 to 4
INGREDIENTS
Kosher salt, to taste
4 ounces crème fraîche
1 medium lemon
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 bunch (14 to 16 ounces) asparagus, woody ends trimmed
8 ounces farfalle
4 ounces (1 filet) smoked trout, skin and pin bones removed
1/2 cup roughly chopped dill (from about 5 stems), plus a few larger leaves for garnish
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Easy Pasta Primavera (Pasta with Spring Vegetables) | Kenji's Cooking Show
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This video is coming in a little late so you probably aren't finding the best spring peas or favas now, but you can do this just as well with summer snap peas, green beans, zucchini, snow peas, or other types of fresh green summer vegetables.
My full printed Pasta Primavera recipe on Serious Eats:
Melissa Clark's Pasta Primavera from the New York Times:
Pasta water should be salted to between .5 and 2% (more or less depending on taste and on how salty the sauce and other ingredients are). It should never be as salty as the sea (which is about 3.5%). Here's some testing:
Here's a guide to how to properly finish pasta with a sauce and pasta water in the pan:
The original spaghetti Primavera, which Sirio Maccione introduced to Le Cirque in 1975:
Clio, where Felipe was a fava and pea-shucking master, does not exist any more, but it is now Uni, a restaurant I used to work at when it was still just a 12-seat bar in the basement of Clio:
The London restaurant where I saw the cooks toss out 95% of the asparagus (among other really atrocious practices all around) actually closed in 2019. It's now a bar and grill run by the same shouty British chef. I have no idea how well it is run now. I hope it is not as abusive.
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Learn how to make this delicious creamy pasta and spring green recipe that's ready in 25 minutes and gives you 1 of your 5 a day!
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