Saturday, January 24, 2009

Saturday Recipe Post: Oregano Smash with Green Beans and Pasta

Hey everyone!

Here is my latest Saturday culinary adventure and it's AMAZING! It's an oregano smash pesto and spelt pasta...yum. Here's everything you need to know.


Ingredients:
-1 and 3/4 cups (400g) french beans (stalk ends trimmed and washed)
-3/4 to 1 cup (200g) spelt pasta (short style)
-2 bunches oregano
-Good pinch of salt
-1-2 Garlic cloves
-3 1/2 tablespoons (50g) pine nuts (optional)
-1-2 lemons juiced
-Roughly half a cup (or a little less) (100ml) Olive oil
-Pepper to taste
-Roughly half a cup (or a little less) (100g) Goat’s feta (I omitted this and it turned out great!)


1. Wash oregano and pat dry. Then pick leaves and add to food processor with garlic and salt. Add in nuts as well.


Mix in all the oil and some of lemon juice, adding more to taste. Taste for pepper and add as desired.


Cook pasta in plenty of boiling, salted water.




Meanwhile steam or gently boil beans.


Tip drained pasta onto serving platter, add beans, drizzle with pesto and crumble feta over. Serve immediately.


And voila! Dinner!

1 comment:

Thalasas Nymphe said...

Step-by-step pictures! I would love to spend summer in FL with you...if not NY...and if not any of the other myriad of places I could be. I'll keep you updated for sure.