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Linguine Toscana

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Posted 08/23/10 by ChefSnowball
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Venues: On The Road: Tastes of the World
Pasta & Grains
Produce & All Things Green
Categories: Pasta
Vegetables
Sub Categories: Beans of All Kinds
Broccoli
Garlic
Leafy Greens
Linguini
Nuts
Tomatoes
Places: Tuscany, Italy
Keywords: linguine, pasta, pinoli, fava beans, tomato, broccoli
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes
2 cups fava beans, shelled & skinned
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
1 cup Broccoli Pesto
1 lb. fresh spinach, trimmed and washed, water still clinging to leaves
8 oz. cooked linguine
Freshly ground pepper

Broccoli Pesto
2 cups steamed and chopped broccoli
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup grated parmesan
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:
In a large skillet, over medium heat, heat oil. Add garlic, sun dried tomatoes, fava beans, and pinolis. Sauté 3 minutes. Reduce heat, add pesto, and keep sauce warm.

Place spinach in a large heavy skillet. Cook, covered, over medium heat, shaking pan once or twice, until leaves are wilted. Remove from heat. Place linguine and pesto sauce in a large bowl; toss well. Add cooked spinach and toss again. Add a generous amount of fresh pepper and serve immediately.

Broccoli Pesto: In the bowl of a food processor combine the broccoli, parsley, garlic and parmesan, and begin processing.

While the processor is running, add the olive oil in a thin stream and blend until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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