Roasted Onion Pasta Salad With Peppered Cheese Crisps Food

CARAMELIZED ONION PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium until butter is melted. Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until very tender and deeply golden brown, about 30 minutes. (Stop before the onions become dry and shriveled.) Add red pepper flakes (if using) and 1 1/2 tsp. salt. Remove pot from heat.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Reserve 1 1/2 cups pasta cooking liquid.
• Add pasta and 1 cup pasta cooking liquid to onion mixture and stir to combine. Add a small handful of cheese and stir until melted. Repeat with remaining cheese, adding more pasta cooking liquid as needed to create a glossy sauce that coats the pasta. Stir in parsley (if using).
• Divide pasta among bowls. Top with Parmesan, parsley, and a few cranks of pepper.

QUICK AND EASY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until tender, 6 to 10 minutes (check the package for recommended cook time). Drain and rinse well under cold water.
• While the pasta cooks, in the bottom of a large bowl, make the dressing. Whisk the red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, oregano, pepperoncini juice (if using), and the olive oil until blended. Add the drained and rinsed pasta to the dressing and mix well.
• Stir in the bell pepper, zucchini, tomatoes, scallions, pepperoncini (if using), olives, parmesan, mozzarella, and the herbs (if using). Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper as needed. Serve or for the best results, cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 5 days.

CARAMELIZED ONION & GARLIC PASTA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add the onions, pepper flakes and salt; saute until onions are tender. Stir in garlic. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 30-40 minutes or until onions are deep golden brown., Add the tomatoes, vinegar and 2 tablespoons oil to the skillet. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta; toss with onion mixture., Drizzle with remaining olive oil. Sprinkle with bacon, cheese, and pepper; heat through. Garnish with basil if desired.

ROASTED-PEPPER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. Shake off the excess water. Meanwhile, place the bell peppers cut-side down on a foil-lined broiler pan, add the garlic and broil until charred, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer the peppers to a bowl, cover and set aside about 5 minutes. Heat a dry skillet over medium-high heat. Add the almonds and toast, shaking the pan, 4 to 5 minutes. Let cool, then coarsely chop. Squeeze the garlic from its skin onto a cutting board. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt; mince and mash the garlic into a paste with a large knife. Peel the roasted peppers and slice into strips; transfer to a large bowl. Add the garlic paste and drizzle with the olive oil. Finely grate about 1 teaspoon lemon zest into the bowl and squeeze in all of the lemon juice. Add the bocconcini, basil, almonds, pasta, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; toss.
• Photographs by Antonis Achilleos

ROASTED ONION PASTA SALAD WITH PEPPERED CHEESE CRISPS

Steps:

• Drizzle onion strips with oil in a 9 inch square pan,sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Toss well.
• Bake onion at 450 degree for 20 minutes and set aside.
• Drain artichoke hearts,reserving 3 tablespoons liquid.
• Stir together mayo,remaining salt and pepper,reserved artichoke liquid,and lemon juice.
• Toss with onion,artichoke hearts,pasta and next 4 ingredients.
• Cover and chill.
• Arrange asparagus spears and tomatoe slices around a large serving platter.
• Spoon pasta mixture in center of platter.
• Sprinkle with blue cheese,and serve with peppered cheese crisps.
• Peppered Cheese Crisps directions--.
• Cut each pita into 6 wedges and seperate.
• Stir together mayo and next 3 ingredients,spread mixture evenly over wedges.
• Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or till edges are browned.

THREE PEPPER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• In a blender or food processor, blend the olive oil, white wine vinegar, basil, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper until smooth.
• In a large bowl, toss together the cooked pasta, dressing mixture, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, orange bell pepper, tomato, and olives. Top with mozzarella cheese to serve.

PEPPERED CHEESE CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut each pita into 6 wedges.
• Separate each wedge into 2 pieces.
• In a small bowl, stir rest of the ingredients together.
• Spread mixture evenly on wedges.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are browned.

ONION PASTA

Steps:

• In a large skillet place oil, butter and onions and cook until golden brown.
• Add basil, pepper, water and bouillon and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
• Add onion mixture to cooked pasta, sprinkle with cheese, toss and serve.

PASTA, ONIONS AND PEPPERS.

Steps:

• Boil water in a large pan, add pasta, return to boil and turn off the heat, leave for 15 minutes (it really does work!).
• While you are awaiting for the pasta heat a wok or a frying pan and add the oil and.
• Fry onions'till the're"limp", add the butter.
• Stir-fry until the onions have gone golden.
• Add green peppers and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Add red peppers and fry for another 2 minutes (I like crispy peppers, if you like yours limp the use more time and add the peppers earlier in the cooking).
• Add basil and pine nuts.
• Remove from heat.
• Test the pasta to see if its done, if its not then boil the water up again and it will be.
• Strain pasta and add to the vegetables, mix and serve.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Use parmesano Reggiano for top quality taste.

BABY SPINACH SALAD WITH SWISS CHEESE CRISPS

Steps:

• Over medium-high heat, heat a nonstick skillet. Add the shredded Swiss in small, 1 1/2 inch piles to the hot skillet. When the cheese fries to a light golden color at the edges, about 2 minutes, and can be moved with a thin spatula, flip the cheese rounds and cook another 15 to 30 seconds, then remove from skillet and transfer to plate or rack to cool. Repeat to form 12 to 16 crisps, 3 or 4 per salad.
• Put the spinach in a bowl. Core and thinly slice the apples then squeeze a wedge of lemon over them to keep them from browning. Toss the apples with the spinach.
• For the dressing, combine the thyme, Dijon and vinegar with a whisk. Stream in the olive oil while continuing to whisk. Pour over the salad and toss to coat greens and apple evenly. (You may not need to add all of the dressing. Add enough to lightly coat your salad.).
• Transfer the salads to plates and top with the Swiss crisps.

ROASTED ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°-200°C fan forced (200°-220°C normal).
• Cut the onions in half crossways and place in an oven tray, skin side down. Sprinkle with oil and seasonings, and cook in the oven for about 40 mins until very tender.
• When cool enough to handle, remove the onions from skins and roughly chop. Then transfer to a bowl and toss with a sprinkling of oil, a little red wine vinegar, seasonings and parsley.
• Perfect for barbecues, grills or even a roast.