Nutty Wilted Lettuce Pasta Food

PASTA WITH PROSCIUTTO AND LETTUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil and salt it. Meanwhile, put 1 tablespoon oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add prosciutto and cook, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes; set aside.
• When water boils, add pasta and cook until just tender; drain pasta, reserving some cooking liquid. Meanwhile, melt butter with remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot and sprinkle with salt and pepper; cook until shallot begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Add peas, lettuce, and stock or wine to skillet and cook until peas turn bright green and lettuce is wilted, about 5 minutes. Add pasta to pan and continue cooking and stirring until everything is just heated through, adding extra stock or some reserved cooking liquid if needed to moisten. Toss with Parmesan cheese, garnish with prosciutto, adjust seasoning to taste and serve.

PASTA WITH PEAS, PROSCIUTTO AND LETTUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil and salt it. Meanwhile, put one tablespoon oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add prosciutto and cook, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes; set aside.
• When water boils, add pasta and cook until just tender; drain pasta, reserving some cooking liquid. Meanwhile, melt butter with remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot and sprinkle with salt and pepper; cook until shallot begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Add peas, lettuce and stock or wine to skillet and cook until peas turn bright green and lettuce is wilted, about 5 minutes. Add pasta to pan and continue cooking and stirring until everything is just heated through, adding extra stock or some reserved cooking liquid if needed to moisten. Toss with Parmesan cheese, garnish with prosciutto, adjust seasoning to taste and serve.

TYLER FLORENCE'S ROAST CHICKEN WITH WILTED BUTTER LETTUCE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Prepare the chicken: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Season the chicken cavity with plenty of salt and pepper; stuff the lemon halves, garlic, thyme and bay leaves inside. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Drizzle the skin with olive oil and rub all over; season with plenty of salt and pepper. Place the chicken breast-side up in a roasting pan; roast for 1 hour, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 165 degrees. Let rest for 15 minutes before carving.
• Meanwhile, prepare the lettuce and peas: Combine the wine, red onion, bay leaf, peppercorns and a pinch of salt in a saucepan; simmer over medium heat until the mixture is syrupy and just coats the bottom of the pan. Whisk in the butter cubes, a few at a time, to thicken the sauce and give it a shine. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm. (Remove the peppercorns and bay leaf before serving.)
• Place the peas in a small pot of salted boiling water until heated through; drain. Toss the peas, lettuce and beurre blanc (warm butter sauce) in a bowl until the lettuce wilts slightly. Serve with the chicken.

NUTTY WILTED LETTUCE PASTA

Steps:

• In a pot of very salty water, set pasta to boil.
• Toast almonds in a low oven (about 200F), and keep a close eye on them.
• Heat olive oil to shimmering, then add scallions and garlic; cook until translucent.
• Reduce heat and add lettuce, cooking until beginning to wilt.
• Add pasta and a spoonful or two of the salty water, along with red pepper sauce.
• Add parmesean cheese, and stir. Liquids should begin to form a thin sauce.
• Reduce until lettuce is thoroughly wilted and sauce has thickened up. Add a little hot pasta water if it's too thick.
• Sprinkle with toasted almonds and freshly ground black pepper and enjoy with a slice of thick, crusty bread.

NUTTY MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Half fill a large pan with hot, salted water, add 1 tsp cooking oil and bring to the boil. Stir in the pasta and cook for 6-8 minutes, until al dente, not soggy. Drain well and keep warm.
• While the pasta is cooking, peel and finely chop the onions and fresh garlic. Wash and slice the mushrooms. Heat the oil in a pan over a moderate heat and fry the onion and garlic for 4-5 minutes, until soft but not brown. Add the mushrooms, cooking gently for a further 4-5 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked. Stir in the cream or curd cheese, yoghurt, soured or double cream, and nuts, and heat gently, stirring carefully to make a creamy sauce. Stir the pasta into the creamy mixture, mixing gently to coat the pasta with the sauce and heating thoroughly. Stir in snipped parsley and season to taste. Pile onto a warm serving dish and garnish with a shake of paprika and a little more parsley.

BRAISED LETTUCE WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large sauté pan with a lid. Fry the onion gently for about 5 mins, until softened. Meanwhile, pull any damaged or coarse outer leaves from the lettuces and trim the bases. Cut the lettuces in half lengthways, through the base.
• Place the lettuce cut-side up on top of the onions and cook for half a minute, then turn over and cook for another 30 secs. Pour over the stock and lightly season. Put the lid on the pan, reduce the heat to the minimum and cook for 10 mins.
• With a slotted spoon, lift the lettuces out and put into a sieve over a bowl. Raise the heat under the pan and boil the juices until reduced by half. Add the cream or crème fraîche and petits pois and boil for 1 min until heated through. Arrange lettuces in a serving dish and pour over the pea-and-cream sauce.

CLASSIC WILTED LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain. , To the hot drippings, add the vinegar, water, onions, sugar, salt and pepper, stirring until sugar is dissolved. , Place lettuce in a salad bowl; immediately pour dressing over and toss lightly. Top with egg. Serve immediately.

WILTED LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• Place cleaned lettuce in a large bowl.
• Cook bacon in a skillet until crisp.
• Remove from heat.
• Add onion, vinegar and sugar to skillet.
• Mix well.
• Pur bacon dressing over lettuce and toss.
• Serve warm.
• Tip: Radishes go extremely well in this salad too.

NUTTY PASTA

Steps:

• Cook and drain vermicelli as directed on package.
• Rinse with cold water; drain.
• Toss vermicelli and remaining ingredients, except peanuts.
• Sprinkle with peanuts.

PASTA WITH PEAS, ASPARAGUS, BUTTER LETTUCE, AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Melt butter with 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and shallot. Sprinkle with coarse salt and pepper. Sauté until tender (do not brown), about 8 minutes. Add wine; increase heat to medium-high and simmer until liquid is reduced to glaze, about 3 minutes. Add broth and bring to simmer; set aside.
• Cook asparagus in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, 2 to 4 minutes, depending on thickness of asparagus. Using skimmer or slotted spoon, transfer to large bowl of ice water. Return water to boil. Add peas and cook until just tender, about 2 minutes. Using skimmer, transfer to bowl with asparagus. Drain vegetables.
• Return water in pot to boil. Cook pasta until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, reheat onion mixture. Add lettuce and stir just until wilted, about 1 minute. Add drained asparagus and peas; stir until heated through.
• Add pasta, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, and parsley to skillet with vegetables; toss, adding reserved pasta cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if dry. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer pasta to large shallow bowl. Sprinkle prosciutto over; drizzle with olive oil. Serve, passing more cheese alongside.

WILTED LETTUCE

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp; drain off the drippings, saving 1 tablespoon of the drippings.
• Crumble bacon.
• Add vinegar to reserved drippings, along with the flour and the water. Let simmer a few minutes.
• Sprinkle on the brown sugar.
• Now pour this over the lettuce, cut up eggs, and bacon.