With a sudden influx of ripe tomatoes from our vegetable garden, I recently made a homemade marinara sauce with the ripe beauties. Marinara sauce freezes well and has so many wonderful possibilities, so making a homemade sauce like this one is my go-to when tomato season hits. For this simple pasta dish, I tossed al dente angel hair pasta with some of the marinara sauce, along with blanched dandelion greens and the robust flavor of sopressata salami. Blanching the bitter greens not only tenderizes them, but also take a touch of the bitterness from them; the slightly bitter taste of the blanched greens pairs beautifully with the sweetness of the tomato sauce and the salty taste of the sliced salami. Any of your favorite Italian sliced salamis works well here, but one with a touch of spice is my pick.
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Angel Hair with Dandelion Greens & Sopressata
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. angel hair pasta, cooked to al dente
- 6 cups marinara sauce (homemade or store bought; here is a recipe: https://aroundannastable.com/?p=14635)
- 1 bunch dandelion greens, stems trimmed, greens washed and patted dry, leaves cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 4 oz. thinly sliced sopressata salami, cut into ½-inch strips
- Grated Pecorino or Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Heat the marinara sauce in a Dutch oven stove top over low heat, stirring often. Add the cooked pasta into the sauce. In a medium sauté pan, heat the olive oil with the sliced shallot, garlic and strips of salami. Cook for 3-4 minutes over medium heat, until the shallots are tender. Toss into the pot with the sauce and pasta.
- Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add in the prepped greens and cook for 30 seconds. Add the blanched greens into the pot of pasta and sauce as well. Serve the warm pasta with a grating of Pecorino or Parmesan cheese.
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