[recipe] Penne Pasta with Spring Greens and Feta Cheese

[Guest guest]

This is what my daughter is making for dinner tonight

along with garlic bread and salad. She already tested

the recipe in her ccultural cooking class at school and

swears this is wonderful; looks great to me and the best

part is i don't have to cook tonight.

From the looks of the recipe there is a lot of room to

change out or add ingredients to suit your palate.

You could sub a type of nut for the seeds, or a use a

different type of greens in place of the spinach.

You could make it easily vegan by using some crumbled

seasoned tofu in place of the cheese.

Enjoy!

 

Penne Pasta with Spring Greens and Feta Cheese

 

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tomatoes, chopped

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tsp. dried rosemary

1 tsp. dried basil

1 tsp. sea salt ~ or to taste

1/2 bunch spinach, washed and chopped

1 pound penne pasta

1 cup feta cheese, crumbled

 

Saute seeds and garlic in the olive oil for 2 minutes.

Add herbs and spices, and stir. Add spinach and tomatoes,

cooking until the greens wilt down a bit, about 2 minutes.

Serve over penne pasta, cooked al dente. Crumble feta

cheese over top before serving.

Yield: 4 servings

 

~ pt ~

 

Happiness comes from within, and rests most securely on

simple goodness and clear conscience.  Religion may not

be essential to it, but no one is known to have gained

it without a philosophy resting on ethical principles.

- William Ogdon, The New York Times, 12/30/45