PASTA with scallion and herbed tomatoes

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Pasta with Scallion and Herbed Tomato Topping

 

Recipe By :Abby Mandel's Cuisinart Classroom (1984 Harper)

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Food Processor Pasta

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 cup parsley -- leaves only

1 large garlic clove -- peeled

3 tablespoons salad oil

8 large scallions with green tops (6-ounces) -- cut into thirds

1 teaspoon salt

freshly ground black pepper

1 1/4 pounds peeled tomatoes (about 5) -- cored

or roma tomatoes -- see tip

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

salt and pepper

1 pound fresh Spinach Pasta

1/2 cup kalamata olives (optional) -- drained

 

METAL BLADE: Mince parsley in pulses. Reserve. With machine running, mince

garlic by dropping it through the feed tube. Turn machine off. Add the oil, but

do not process the mixture. Leave it in the work bowl.

 

 

MEDIUM SLICING DISC. Slice scallions, using light pressure. Add salt and pepper,

remove the mixture and reserve. Slice the tomatoes, halving them vertically to

fit the feed tube if necessary. Use light pressure. Transfer them to a flat

platter. Mix the sugar, basil, oregano, salt and Pepper and sprinkle the mixture

over the tomatoes. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

 

 

ASSEMBLY: Toss the reserved scallion mixture gently with hot, drained pasta and

correct the seasoning. Transfer the pasta to a shallow serving bowl, arrange the

tomatoes around it and garnish with the reserved parsley and the olives.

 

TIP: To slice roma tomatoes, cut their ends flat and slice them, using light

pressure.

 

Description:

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 232 Calories; 7g Fat (25.1% calories from

fat); 7g Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 41mg Cholesterol; 292mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat; 0 Other

Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : A real dazzler when made with bright green Spinach Pasta, this hot-cold

combination is refreshing at any time of the year.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 1514 2130706543 0 0 0 0 0 2130706543

 

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