Side Pannel
Pasta Shells with Spinach
Ingredients List
- 3 qt Water
- 2 tb Olive oil
- 2 Tomatoes; ripe and unpeeled
- 30 Whole spinach leaves; no
- -stems or tough leaves
- Sea salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
- 1 Lemon
- 1 c Pasta shells; medium-large
- 1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
Fill a large saucepan with water and place over high heat to boil for
pasta.
Warm olive oil in a sautT pan or skillet; cut tomatoes into pan and simmer
5 minutes. With a chef's knife, coarsely chop spinach leaves, add to pan,
and cook 5 minutes; spinach will wilt. Season with salt and pepper to
taste. Grate rind of lemon into pan and cook 5 minutes.
Add pasta to rapidly boiling water and cook about 4 minutes. Drain pasta
into a colander and pour pasta into a warm bowl. Mix with hot sauce. Serve
a bowl of grated Parmesan cheese.
NOTES : Pasta with tomatoes, spinach, olive oil and lemon. On Elba we drove
up the winding roads through forests of chestnut to reach a small
restaurant, and cooler air and the sweet smells of thyme, rosemary,
oregano, and mint. In the old, quiet hilltop villages the men sit as they
always have, in tree-shaded squares. The local wine we had with this pasta
was light, white, and dry.
pasta.
Warm olive oil in a sautT pan or skillet; cut tomatoes into pan and simmer
5 minutes. With a chef's knife, coarsely chop spinach leaves, add to pan,
and cook 5 minutes; spinach will wilt. Season with salt and pepper to
taste. Grate rind of lemon into pan and cook 5 minutes.
Add pasta to rapidly boiling water and cook about 4 minutes. Drain pasta
into a colander and pour pasta into a warm bowl. Mix with hot sauce. Serve
a bowl of grated Parmesan cheese.
NOTES : Pasta with tomatoes, spinach, olive oil and lemon. On Elba we drove
up the winding roads through forests of chestnut to reach a small
restaurant, and cooler air and the sweet smells of thyme, rosemary,
oregano, and mint. In the old, quiet hilltop villages the men sit as they
always have, in tree-shaded squares. The local wine we had with this pasta
was light, white, and dry.
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