Green Mafaldine
  1. Make sauce | Heat an inch of boiling salted water in a large frying pan until boiling, add the cavolo nero leaves for 1 mins or until softened then drain and rinse under cold water

  2. Add ¾ of the cooked cavolo nero leaves, basil, stock pot, and tahini to the blender | Blend until smooth, adding a little milk if needed | Reserve the pan

  3. Start sauce | Heat a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil in the reserved frying pan over a medium high heat | Add the cavolo nero stems and cook for 5-6 minutes until soft | add in the garlic and cook for a minute until fragrant

  4. Cook pasta | Cook pasta according to packet instructions in boiling salted water, drain, reserving a decent amount of pasta water

  5. Combine and serve | Add the drained pasta to the frying pan | Tip in the blended sauce over the pasta on a low heat | Rinse the blender with the milk to get all the sauce out and add to the pan | Loosen with more pasta water if needed | Taste and season with salt pepper and lemon juice | Divide between bowls, top with burrata or superstraccia and a drizzle of herb, extra virgin, or chilli oil

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍝Pasta

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions🍲Comfort Food📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 20m

Loading...