Posted By: Santino Brasi
Santino's Penne with Arugula, & Smoked Mozzarella - 11/09/08 07:05 AM
Penne con Arugula, Radicchio, e Mozzarella Affumicata
Penne with Arugula, Radicchio, and Smoked Mozzarella
Ingredients:
1 lb dried Penne pasta
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (6-oz) head radicchio
9 oz Arugula, trimmed (6 cups)
1 cup fresh basil
4 oz smoked mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Directions:
Cook pasta in a 6-quart pot of well-salted boiling water until 'al dente'.
While pasta is boiling, whisk together olive oil, zest, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Then thinly slice radicchio, arugula, and basil and add to dressing.
Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water and drain pasta in a colander.
Add hot pasta and reserved cooking water to greens and let stand 1 minute to wilt.
Add mozzarella and lemon juice and toss well.
Season with salt and pepper and serve warm. Makes 6 servings.
That's it!
(This is not my recipe, it is a recipe I tried and recommend, the recipe is from http://www.oreganofromitaly.com/)
Penne with Arugula, Radicchio, and Smoked Mozzarella
Ingredients:
1 lb dried Penne pasta
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (6-oz) head radicchio
9 oz Arugula, trimmed (6 cups)
1 cup fresh basil
4 oz smoked mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Directions:
Cook pasta in a 6-quart pot of well-salted boiling water until 'al dente'.
While pasta is boiling, whisk together olive oil, zest, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Then thinly slice radicchio, arugula, and basil and add to dressing.
Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water and drain pasta in a colander.
Add hot pasta and reserved cooking water to greens and let stand 1 minute to wilt.
Add mozzarella and lemon juice and toss well.
Season with salt and pepper and serve warm. Makes 6 servings.
That's it!
(This is not my recipe, it is a recipe I tried and recommend, the recipe is from http://www.oreganofromitaly.com/)