Pasta With Lemon Creme Fraiche Arugula Food

LEMON PASTA WITH ARUGULA {PASTA AL LIMONE}

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package's instructions.
• While the pasta boils, choose a large bowl for serving. You'll be using this bowl to toss the pasta as well. Take the halves of your lightly smashed garlic and rub the garlic over the bottom and sides of the plate to coat it with flavor. Once the bowl is nicely coated with garlicky goodness, discard the garlic.
• Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice; gradually drizzle the extra virgin olive oil into the lemon juice with a slow and steady stream while whisking. Continue to whisk until the the oil and juice have emulsified. Whisk in a pinch of salt and half of the lemon zest.
• Drain the pasta when it's done and set aside. Add the cheese to the serving bowl with the oil and lemon, crack a generous amount of black pepper over the cheese, and place the hot noodles over the cheese. Carefully but thoroughly toss the pasta around the cheese and sauce with tongs until evenly coated. Add the arugula, and give the pasta one more toss.
• Grate some extra cheese over the pasta before serving, as well as the remainder of the lemon zest, and some more cracked black pepper. Serve immediately.

LEMON SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the oil, Parmesan, and lemon juice in a large bowl to blend.
• Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Toss the pasta with the lemon sauce, and the reserved cooking liquid, adding 1/4 cup at a time as needed to moisten. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with lemon zest and chopped basil.

LEMONY PASTA WITH WILTED ARUGULA

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine arugula with lemon zest and juice; season with salt and pepper. Drain pasta and immediately add to arugula along with oil and cheese. Toss and season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with more cheese if desired.

CHEF JOHN'S BLT PASTA

Steps:

• Pour olive oil into a heavy skillet over medium heat, add bacon, and cook until almost crisp, 5 to 8 minutes. Turn off heat. Hold a paper towel with tongs and mop up excess bacon grease with the paper towel, leave about 2 teaspoons bacon grease in the skillet.
• Stir minced garlic and lemon zest into bacon in the skillet and let cook in residual heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir creme fraiche into bacon mixture.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and stir in 2 cups of ditalini. Cook till tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and add pasta to the skillet. Stir pasta thoroughly into bacon and creme fraiche mixture.
• Return skillet to medium heat. Add tomatoes; cook and stir until slightly softened, about 1 minute. Mix in arugula, stirring until wilted, about 30 seconds, and turn off heat.
• Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Stir again and garnish with Parmesan cheese.

CREAMY SALMON AND SNOW PEA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Boil the pasta adding the snow peas to the water two mins before end of cooking time. Cool under running water then drain.
• Steam salmon for 7 minutes or microwave on high for 2-3 minutes until the flesh flakes easily.
• Peel away any skin, break into large flakes and allow to cool.
• Mix the lemon zest, juice and creme fraiche together and season to taste. If you need to, loosen the mixture with a little water to make it the consistency of heavy cream.
• Toss the pasta, peas and arugula into the dressing, flake in the salmon, then gently turn in the bowl a few times.
• Serve.

CREAMY LEMON PASTA

Steps:

• Put the pasta in to a pan of boiling water and simmer for 12 minutes.
• Add the spinach 2 minutes before the pasta is done.
• Drain the pasta and spinach
• Put it back in the pan with the rest of the ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
• Mix well and serve in bowls with a sprinkle of fresh basil on top.

QUICK AND EASY LEMON SPINACH PASTA

Steps:

• Fill large pot with water and add the whole lemon to the water. Remove zest from about 1/2 of the whole lemon and set the zest aside for the sauce. Add zested whole lemon to the water and bring the water with the lemon to a boil over high heat. Once boiling remove lemon and set aside to cool. Add salt to your water, then add pasta and cook to al dente according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, stir together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Prepare your spinach and set aside. When lemon is cool enough to handle, cut in half and juice. Pour juice through a strainer in to a small bowl, to remove seeds and pulp. Set aside.
• When pasta is cooked, before draining, remove 1 cup of the pasta water and set aside. Drain pasta well and return to the pot. Add sauce mixture and spinach to the pot with the hot pasta and with tongs, toss well until the spinach is wilted and sauce is coating the pasta. Drizzle with reserved lemon juice and toss well. If pasta seems tight (clumpy/sticking together), add a bit of your reserved pasta water to the pasta and toss to loosen it up. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste. Serve with additional freshly grated Parmesan and more freshly ground pepper.

CREAMY SALMON PASTA

Steps:

• Start to cook your pasta following the packet instructions. Meanwhile be cooking the salmon in a frying pan. You can either cut this into chunks before cooking or do this later. Cook the salmon for around 10 mins or untill pink through.
• if you have already chopped the salmon ignore this step. If not take a pair of scissors or clean hands break apart the salmon into flakes.
• Once the pasta is cooked add to the salmon also add in the peas and mix untill the peas are cooked.
• Pour in the crème fraîche and mix untill everything is covered.
• Serve with a sprinkling of black pepper and parmasan cheese. Enjoy!