Clementines Garlic Bean Pasta
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is a satisfying vegetarian main course that takes full advantage of the flavour possibilities of garlic, here cooked until soft for sweetness and body along with sweet oranges, sautéed until golden for depth, and added raw with crushed red pepper flakes for brightness. Read more Each serving contains about 311 calories and 5 grams fat. See less
Ingredients
- 2 medium heads garlic, cloves separated and peeled shopping list
- 2 cups water shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 clementine oranges, peeled and separated shopping list
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme shopping list
- ½ lb baby spinach shopping list
- 4 cups hot, cooked whole wheat pasta shopping list
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- 2 cups cannellini beans, rinsed and drained shopping list
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar shopping list
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast shopping list
- 2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes shopping list
How to make it
- Reserve 8 large garlic cloves.
- Put remaining cloves in 2 cups cold water, then simmer in a small saucepan, covered, until garlic is very soft, about 30 minutes.
- Reserve ½ cup garlic cooking liquid, drain garlic in a sieve.
- Purée cooked garlic with reserved cooking liquid and 1 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth.
- Half each orange section crosswise.
- Mince 3 reserved garlic cloves with thyme. Transfer along with spinach to a large serving bowl.
- Finely chop remaining garlic cloves and cook in oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until pale golden, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add oranges and cook, stirring, 3 minutes.
- Add beans and garlic purée to skillet and bring to a simmer over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.
- Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain pasta.
- Add pasta, sauce, vinegar, nutritional yeast and red pepper flakes to spinach and garlic in serving bowl and toss to combine, adding reserved cooking water if mixture is dry.
- Serve immediately.
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