Farfalle With Sun Dried Tomatoes And Arugula Food

FARFALLE WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain well; reserve 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, heat oil from tomatoes in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add chopped tomatoes and white wine. Boil until wine is reduced slightly, about 3 minutes. Add arugula; toss until wilted, about 1 minute.
• Add pasta and 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese to sauce in skillet. Toss until well blended. Moisten pasta with reserved cooking liquid, if desired. Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer pasta to plates. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and serve.

FARFALLE, ARUGULA AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the farfalle in a large bowl. Add the arugula, basil, tomatoes, lemon rind, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Toss until well combined.

FLOUNDER STUFFED WITH ARUGULA AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil over medium heat. Add potato, garlic and salt and cook until potato is tender, about 10 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer potato and garlic to medium bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of cooking liquid and mash with a fork or potato masher. Stir in parmesan, pepper, nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Stir in arugula (liquid squeezed out)and sundried tomatoes.
• Lay flounder fillets on a work surface with skinned-side up. Sprinkle 2 tsp of lemon juice evenly over fish. Spoon arugula or spinach mixture onto fillets and roll up.
• Butter a baking pan.
• Place flounder rolls in buttered pan seam-side down. Sprinkle flounder with remaining 2 tsp lemon juice, olive oil, paprika and pine nuts. Bake 20 minutes, or until fish is cooked through.

FARFALLE WITH GORGONZOLA, ARUGULA AND CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. In a small saucepan gently warm the half-and-half and Gorgonzola just until cheese melts a bit and mixture becomes thick; chunky is O.K.
• When water boils, cook pasta until it is just tender but not mushy. Drain and return to pot over low heat.
• Stir in Gorgonzola sauce along with arugula, tomatoes and a healthy dose of black pepper. Stir to combine, taste and add salt, if necessary, then serve immediately, with grated Parmesan if you like.

FARFALLE SALAD WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook pasta and rinse in cold water. Transfer to a large salad bowl.
• Trim spring onions and chop finely. Add to pasta with tomatoes, spinach, pine nuts, oregano.
• To make dressing: combine oil, red pepper, garlic, salt and pepper in a small, screw-top jar and shake until combined. Pour over salad, toss and serve.