The Challenge

The Challenge

250 Recipes in 365 Days

Food cooked by average people for their dinner after work

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Pasta with Lentils and Arugula pg.318


2 Toasts

Dish tasted bland except for the peppyness of the arugula - maybe I used too much. I couldn't find the measuring cups (maybe Spatula is hiding them until I do the laundry)so I just estimated measurements like all the great cooks do. I was really excited to use the Duram Wheat Semolina pasta. The texture and shape were a great change from the usual. Maybe we'll try the dish again with a variation of fusilli and parsley leaves.

Points For:
Using canned lentils - cuts down on prep time
Finding specialty pasta - Orecchiette


Points Against:
Using canned lentils - cuts down on taste
Adding 1/4 cup water before finishing browning onions - pasty!
Not triple rinsing arugula - grainy

Spatula will weigh in on his rating - he missed dinner

1 comment:

  1. This dish looks very appetizing, even though I don't like lentils! Too bad it only got two toasts for taste... I wonder how many toasts it gets after it's been in the microwave for people who MISS DINNER! Glad to see a new dish... your fans have been waiting! This blog is so much fun! Great photography!

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