Green Pesto Sauce

Ingredients:

50 g Parmesan cheese, grated finely
25 g pine nuts
40 fresh basil leaves
3 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Process the basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts and Parmesan cheese for 30 seconds.
Add slowly the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

March 7th, 2008 | Category: basil, cheese, cook, cooking, easy recipes, european recipes, extra virgin olive oil, food, free, free recipes, garlic, healthy recipes, italian recipes, nuts, parmesan cheese, pepper, pesto, pine, recipes, sauce | Leave a comment

Vegetarian Valentine’s Lasagna

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups Béchamel Sauce
2 1/2 cups strained tomatoes
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
225 g mozzarella cheese, grated
175 g dried no-precook lasagna
4 zucchinis, sliced
2 eggplants, sliced
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 tbsp marjoram, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF).

Put half the eggplant slices on a greased pan and cook for 8 minutes.
Remove from the pan  and drain on paper towels.
Add the remaining eggplant slices and extra oil and cook for 8 minutes.

Fry garlic, zucchinis, parsley and marjoram in melted butter for 5 minutes.
Remove fron the pan and drain on paper towels.

Layer the eggplant, zucchinis, mozzarella, tomatoes and lasagna in a greased heatproof dish.
Season with salt and pepper and finish with another layer.
Pour over the Béchamel Sauce, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake for 40 minutes.

February 8th, 2008 | Category: bechamel, butter, cook, cooking, easy recipes, eggplant, european recipes, food, free, free recipes, garlic, healthy recipes, italian recipes, lasagna, low fat recipes, marjoram, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, parsley, pasta, pepper, recipes, Saint Valentine's food, Saint Valentine's recipes, sauce, tomato, vegetarian recipes, zucchini | Leave a comment

Ham and Asparugus Saint Valentine’s Pasta

Ingredients:

500 grams noodles
150 grams ham
60 grams grated Parmesan cheese
50 g butter
2 tied fresh asparagus
1 1/2 cup cream
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Cook noodles in plenty of water with salt.

Cut the tough part of asparagus.
Cook them in salted water for 8 minutes, drain them and cut them into pieces.

Fry the ham in butter, add asparagus and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the parsley, basil, cream, salt and pepper.
Allow to boil over a low heat for 10 minutes.

Pour the sauce over the noodles and serve.

February 1st, 2008 | Category: asparagus, basil, butter, cheese, cream, ham, noodles, parmesan cheese, parsley, pasta, pepper, Saint Valentine's food, Saint Valentine's recipes | Leave a comment
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