Bright Green Pasta Salad
From jessicahartley 14 years agoIngredients
- 2 cloves roasted garlic shopping list
- kosher salt to taste shopping list
- fresh ground pepper shopping list
- 1/4 cup chicken broth shopping list
- 1/8 cup olive oil + a few tablespoons for drizzling shopping list
- 2 heads fresh broccoli (could use frozen but won’t have as much texture) shopping list
- 1 lb penne (or your favorite pasta- rigatoni, bowties, etc) shopping list
- fresh basil, chiffondaded (optional) shopping list
- parmesan cheese (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- GARLIC: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Peel the garlic cloves’ outer layers and slice about 1-2 inches off the top, so you can see the “meat” of the garlic. Wrap the cloves in aluminum foil and lightly drizzle the tops of the garlic before completely sealing. Then roast in your oven for 30-35 minutes or until garlic cloves are soft.
- BROCCOLI: While the garlic is cooking, trim and chop your broccoli into small pieces (slightly larger than bite size). You can either sautee or steam the broccoli until crisp and tender. I usually eye ball the timing.
- PASTA: And while your broccoli is cooking, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook your pasta until al dente (follow boxed instructions).
- When the garlic cloves are cool enough to handle, peel them from their shells and dice as best you can. Since the cloves will be soft, they can get a bit mushy. The trick is to cook them just enough so that they don’t reach this point. But they are delicious either way you slice it.
- If you time everything correctly (which admittedly take some practice) your broccoli and pasta should be ready at the same time. Hopefully this is the case and you can drain the pasta from the water, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid.
- You can then combine the steamed or sauteed broccoli, al dente pasta, roasted garlic, cooking liquid, olive oil, and chicken broth. Sprinkle with kosher salt & pepper to taste and then to with the basil chiffonade & parmesan cheese. And voila…. Bright Green Pasta Salad!
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