CHESTNUT PASTA WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS
Ingredients:
– ABOUT 200g CHESTNUT PASTA;
– 1 LARGE PEAR;
– 2 SMALL RED ONIONS;
– 4 tsps. HONEY;
– 4 tsps. APPLE VINEGAR;
– 4 tsps. BUTTER;
– A HANDFUL OF ROCKET;
– A HANDFUL OF WALNUTS;
– THE RIPENED CHEESE OF YOUR CHOICE (BARTOLINI RECOMMENDS GRAN PADANO); – FRESHLY GROUND PEPPER
Time: 25 min
Recipe:
COOK PASTA UNTIL AL DENTE, DRAIN AND TRANSFER TO A BOWL. IN THE MEANTIME, JULIENNE PEELED ONIONS AND BROWN ON A PAN ON 2 tsps. OF BUTTER. WHEN THE ONION SOFTENS, ADD 2 tsps. HONEY AND WAIT UNTIL THE HONEY BEGINS TO BUBBLE, MIXING FROM TIME TO TIME. ADD 2 tsps. OF APPLE VINEGAR, MIX AND WAIT UNTIL THE LEVEL OF LIQUID DROPS SLIGHTLY. TRANSFER THE PREPARED ONION INTO THE BOWL WITH PASTA. CUT THE PEAR INTO THIN SLICES AND PROCEED AS WITH THE ONION. ADD WASHED ROCKET AND CRUSHED WALNUTS INTO THE BOWL WITH PASTA, PEAR AND ONION. MIX ALL INGREDIENTS TOGETHER. SERVE SPRINKLED WITH CHEESE AND FRESHLY GROUND PEPPER.