Memorial Day Recipes

Bowties and Pinenuts

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Bowties and Pinenuts

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This dish is great served warm or cold. A real favorite at my household!

Shared by Chef Libby

Ingredients

  • 1/3 C. pine nuts
  • 1/3 C. chopped red bell pepper
  • 1/4 C. chopped fresh mint
  • 1/4 C. chopped fresh sorrel
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/2 bottle Italian dressing
  • 1 box bowtie pasta
  • extra virgin olive oil

Directions

While bowtie pasta is cooking, toast pine nuts in dry skillet until fragrant. Put aside. Add olive oil to skillet and sauté bell pepper, mint, sorrel and garlic. Drain bow tie pasta and add to skillet. Add Italian dressing and pine nuts and toss well.

Serve warm or make ahead and serve chilled.

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Reviews (1)

  • Simple and delicious. Looks beautiful, too. Try to find a bottled sweet italian dressing (I used Zia's) for a change of taste.

    Flag as inappropriate janemarie1960  |  February 10, 2008

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