Recipe - Green Malfatti Woven-Dried Tomatoes Basil And Black Pepper

1 Recipe green pasta, rolled
into 4 sheets; on thinnest
setting
1 cup Basic tomato sauce
2 cup Ovendried tomatoes
1 cup Loosely packed basil leaves
6 ounce Mascarpone cheese
2 tablespoon Freshly ground black pepper

Bring 6 quarts water to boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.

Lay pasta sheets and cut with a pizzacutter into similarsized
irregularlyshaped pieces. Set aside under dampened kitchen towels. In a
12inch to 14inch skillet, heat 1 cup basic tomato sauce to simmer and add
ovendried tomatoes. Return to simmer and set aside. Add basil leaves and
let stand. In a food processor, blend mascarpone and black pepper until
well mixed and smooth (about 1 minute). Remove and set aside in a small
bowl.

Drop pasta into boiling water and cook 1 minute or until "al dente" yet
softened. Drain pasta in colander over sink and pour into pan with tomato
mixture. Return to heat and toss until well heated about 1 minute. Pour~
into warm serving dishes, dollop with 7 to 8 spots of mascarpone mixture
and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings
Recipe By :MOLTO MARIO SHOW # MB5658

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #280

Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 10:42:07 0500

From: Meg Antczak meginny@frontiernet.net