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Fregola Sarda pasta with tomatoes
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Brief Description
Fregola sarda is Sardinian couscous. the grains are lightly toasted, giving it a nutty flavor. Substitute Israeli couscous if you can't find fregola sarda
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Main Ingredient
fregola sarda
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Category: Salads
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Cuisine: American
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Prep Time: 15 min(s)
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Cook Time: 25 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Notes:
Calories per serving: 339 Fat per serving: 12.2g Saturated fat per serving: 4.2g Monounsaturated fat per serving: 5.7g Polyunsaturated fat per serving: 1.5g Protein per serving: 11g Carbohydrates per serving: 46g Fiber per serving: 4g Cholesterol per serving: 11mg Iron per serving: 3mg Sodium per serving: 350mg Calcium per serving: 82mg
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Posted By: ecarr
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Posted On: Apr 15, 2013
Number of Servings:
Ingredients:
- 2 cups - cherry tomatoes halved
- 3 cloves - garlic unpeeled
- 1 teaspoons - sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons - dried oregano
- - salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoons - + 1 tsp virgin olive oil divided
- 7 ounces - fregola sarda pasta
- 1 tablespoons - pine nuts
- 1/4 cups - packed fresh basil
- 1 tablespoons - freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cups - black olives pitted & coarsely chopped
- 3 ounces - goat cheese crumbled
- - fresh oregano for garnish optional
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a roasting pan, toss tomatoes with garlic, sugar, dried oregano, a pinch each salt and pepper, and 1 tsp olive oil. Roast 25 minutes, until tomatoes begin to caramelize.
2. Meanwhile, cook fregola sarda as package directs.
3. Squeeze roasted garlic from skin; pulse in food processor with pine nuts, basil, a pinch each salt and pepper, and remaining 1 TBSP olive oil. Add Parmesan; pulse to combine.
4. In a bowl, combine fregola sarda, tomatoes, olives, goat cheese, and pesto. Scatter fresh oregano leaves on top, if desired.
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