Back in September we sowed some Cavalo Nero
It’s been producing leaves through the Winter frosts
Right into the Summer
This is what we like to do with it
Snip out the central stalk
Slice it into ribbons
and give it a rinse
Take a garlic clove or two
Chop it small. Then take a pack of pancetta…
I find it easier to chop that up with scissors
Get some pasta on the boil
Fry off the pancetta until it’s getting crispy
then add the garlic too
then add the lovely green cavalo nero and cook it down until soft
…savoy cabbage or spring greens work well too
Grate some cheese. This time I used parmesan and some cheddar,
oh, and a good dollop of butter, but you could use Philadelphia too.
Here’s an important bit…scoop a cupful of water from the boiling pasta, then drain the rest
Stir the pasta into the cabbagey bacon, then add the cheese and butter
Splosh some of the hot pasta water from the cup back in, to make it creamy
Plate up
Add plenty of black pepper and some more parmesan
nom
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aforkfulofspaghetti
July 2, 2010
Lovely post, as ever… Oh, and am admiring your cute butter dish, too!
Choclette
July 5, 2010
Kale is a wonderful vegetable and this looks like a delicious way to eat it. We grow Russian Red, which is our favourite – the best bit when it starts sprouting in the spring, tastes pretty much like purple sprouting.
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
July 6, 2010
Beautiful post, I am impressed you grow your own vegetables in that wonderful garden I remember seeing in an earlier post.
louise
July 7, 2010
mmmm making me hungry again -I am going to do similar tonight with pac choi and bacon!
sarah (Catch A Cub In Its Den)
July 14, 2010
you make it all look so easy. favorite photo is of the cheese and butter… how could it not be?