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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Vegetarian => Topic started by: Bubbles on August 22, 2012, 01:06:10 am
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Spaghettini with herbs, baby spinach and garlic crumbs: (Converted from "Bowl Food" recipe book)
Serves 4:
Ingredients:
375g spaghettini
125g day-old crusty Italian bread, crusts removed
100 ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
4 cloves garlic
400g baby spinach leaves
25 g fresh parsley
4 tblspn fresh basil
1 tblspn fresh thyme
30 g Parmeson
Preparation:
Cook pasta separately until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup (125 ml) pasta water.
Chop parsley, basil & thyme together in TMX bowl, set aside.
Grate parmesan in TMX bowl, set aside.
Chop 2 garlic cloves in TMX bowl, and set aside.
Chop remaining 2 garlic cloves in TMX, and add crustless bread. Pulse to make coarse breadcrumbs.
Add 1 tblsp oil and cook 3 mins, Varoma temp, speed 2 or until lightly golden. Set aside garlic crumbs.
Add 2 tblsp oil, add the spinach, garlic and cook 1 min, Varoma temp, speed 2.
Add the herbs and cook for a further 1 minute.
Toss the spinach mixture through the pasta with the remaining oil and reserved pasta water. Divede among four serving bowls and scatter with the garlic crumbs & parmesan.
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Tips/Hints:
This is a very economical but tasty meal :)
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It certainly does sound tasty Bubbles - these types of meals are handy when you don't know what to cook, have unexpected visitors or just plain can't be bothered cooking much.
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This sounds like the perfect Sunday night meal.
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I am going to make this using my home made fresh pasta, sounds like a great tasty & cheap meal.
H :)