The pasta with broccoli rabe, raisins, and pine nuts is a first course with a rich and unmistakable taste.
By now you’ve gathered that I enjoy creating different and tasty combinations with broccoli rabe, and this time I combined raisins and pine nuts. The result was surprising: a nutritious pasta dish where the sweetness of the raisins meets the crunchiness of the pine nuts and the freshness of the broccoli rabe. Additionally, I added some fresh cherry tomatoes, but if you want to make this dish more flavorful, I suggest replacing the cherry tomatoes with sun-dried tomatoes.
With a few simple ingredients, you’ll bring a dish to the table that will be a huge hit, Libellula’s word!
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2 People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 6.5 oz Pasta
- 5.3 oz Broccoli Rabe
- 5 Cherry Tomatoes (or sun-dried tomatoes)
- 0.9 oz Raisins
- 1.1 oz Pine Nuts
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 Chili Pepper
- to taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- to taste Salt
Preparation
To make the pasta with broccoli rabe, raisins, and pine nuts: soak the raisins in a bowl. Clean and wash the broccoli rabe, cut them, and cook them in plenty of salted water; once cooked, drain them in a colander and save the cooking water.
In a pan, pour a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, a clove of garlic, and the chopped chili pepper. Sauté over low heat and add the washed and quartered cherry tomatoes (or the sun-dried tomatoes cut into strips). Cook for a few minutes.
Add the pine nuts and the raisins, squeezed and dried with absorbent paper. Continue cooking over low heat. Finally, add the broccoli rabe, sauté them in the pan to flavor them with the other ingredients.
Cook the pasta in the water in which the broccoli rabe were previously cooked. Once cooked (preferably al dente), drain it, pour it into the pan with the sauce, and let it amalgamate for a few minutes.
Serve the pasta with a sprinkle of grated pecorino or salted ricotta. Enjoy your meal!
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