Valentine’s Day Pasta for lovers, no sweets but a fantastic red pasta with peppers, something simple yet tasty at the same time. A first course with heart-shaped pasta that you will find in all specialized stores or large retail stores. It takes little to prepare for the whole family, after all, Valentine’s Day is the celebration of love, thus also of the family, the highest expression of love.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Valentine's Day, All seasons
- Energy 362.81 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 49.92 (g) of which sugars 5.29 (g)
- Proteins 9.24 (g)
- Fat 15.65 (g) of which saturated 2.16 (g)of which unsaturated 0.61 (g)
- Fibers 3.20 (g)
- Sodium 1,447.81 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 230 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 4.2 oz semolina pasta (Rigacuore)
- 4.6 oz bell peppers
- 4 Italian sweet peppers
- 0.7 oz leek
- 0.4 oz celery
- Half carrot
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1.4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pickled capers
- 1 tsp chopped parsley
- 1 clove garlic
Tools
- Frying pan
- Chopper
- Pot
Steps
All the vegetables julienned in a pan with oil and salt but after sautéing the garlic, leek, and carrots with celery.
Ten minutes of cooking, then add the capers and parsley.
Leave just a few strips of red pepper to garnish the plates before serving, put the rest in the chopper.
Complete the chopped dressing with freshly ground black pepper, a drizzle of EVO oil, and fresh parsley.
Season the Valentine’s Day pasta with the pepper dressing.
