summer-colored pasta

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I knew this idea sounded good, but I was shocked by how delicious

it actually came out, considering how simple it is. (My kinda food;

seems like I'm always saying to friends who cook, " No, try this the

simple way before you doctor it up. " ) Mustard-haters, don't let

the mustard seeds steer you off this; when fried, they pop and

take on a mellow, nutty and completely un-mustardlike flavor.

 

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Title: RAIN'S SUMMER-COLORED PASTA

Keywords: pasta, squash, carrots, quick

 

2 1/2 small tender yellow squash, unpeeled, sliced

1 1/2 medium-large carrots, sliced fairly thin

1/2 a medium-large onion

about 1 c. fresh kale, stems removed, torn up

6 oz. whole-grain spaghetti, any kind, broken up

Olive oil, any flavorful kind

1 rounded tsp. mustard seed

1 rounded to heaping Tbsp. chopped fresh marjoram

(don't substitute oregano!!)

Salt to taste

 

Place spaghetti and marjoram in just enough boiling, salted

water to cook the pasta; you don't need quarts and quarts,

and here they'd be a disadvantage to the flavor.

 

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet.

Add carrots and saute till they are becoming tender

and starting to color slightly. Add mustard seeds and

then immediately the squash, kale and onion. (Popping

mustard seeds tend to try to leap all over the kitchen,

so it helps to have something to hold them down. )

 

Let cook without stirring for perhaps a minute, allowing the

seeds to pop. Then cook, stirring often, till veggies are

tender and squash and onion are beginning to brown.

 

Pasta should be /al dente /by this time. Drain it, reserving a

little liquid. Add pasta and perhaps 1/4 to 1/3 c. liquid (sorry,

I don't measure much) to skillet and stir. Let cook over high heat

for another minute, or till liquid is gone, then turn off heat and let

pan sit for another minute. (These directions are for a gas stove; if

using electric, watch the pan carefully to avoid scorching.) Salt to taste,

stir well and serve immediately. Needs no trimmings or side dishes.

Source: This one's mine. *Please don't re-post or place on a

website without asking.*

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