Review:Warm Pasta Salad with Arugula and Goat Cheese

[kwormann]

Emily posted this (yesterday). I believe it is from The Occasional Vegetarian.

Anyway, we used whole wheat pasta, swiss chard and kale (instead of arugula) and sheeps feta (instead of goat cheese)...I know, I know, did I really make the recipe??? I also added garbanzo beans for our lunchtime protein.

It was very good, very easy, and I see it being a take-to-lunch staple!

Thanks Emily http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Kim

[JillC]

We had this for dinner tonight. Two thumbs up from our house!
We followed the recipe except we had some early pea vines from our CSA that we didn't know what to do with so we took the leaves and threw them in with the arugula. It was a nice addition.
My advice is resisting the temptation to doctor this recipe up too much. The simple, fresh flavors are what makes it so good.
Here's the link to the thread with the recipe in case anyone is interested: http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/Forum1/HTML/007913.html
Thanks, Emily, for posting this.
Jill

[jjsooner73]

I made this for supper club tonight, with arugula, and it was yummy! Here's an updated link to the recipe; the above one didn't work.
I added some grape tomatoes to the pasta after I added the cheese.

http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?threadid=21846&highlight=Goat+AND+Cheese+AND+arugula+AND+pasta

[emily]

Well, thanks for all the credit, but I think the recipe y'all are referring to is one posted by Julie. I posted a very similar recipe (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33838) though. Either way, the combination of goat cheese and arugula rocks! :)

Emily

[kwormann]

Originally posted by emily
Well, thanks for all the credit, but I think the recipe y'all are referring to is one posted by Julie. I posted a very similar recipe (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33838) though. Either way, the combination of goat cheese and arugula rocks! :)

Emily

Actually, Im thinking it was probably Emilycat....:D:D:D

[ShanaG]

This was dinner Friday night. So yummy! I was afraid SO wouldn’t like the relatively strong flavors of goat cheese and arugula, but he genuinely liked the dish, and asked me to share leftovers with him the next day :)

I prepped all of the ingredients, then took a break to sort through some clothing I plan to donate. When SO returned from his softball game, I cooked the pasta and combined all the ingredients. A great dinner with minimal time and effort :D

[emilycat]

Indeed, I'm the Emily who posted this :)
Glad y'all are still enjoying it!

[jazzyjas]

Does anyone have the nutritional information on this recipe? I would appreciate it if you could post it.

Thanks

Jasmine

[jjsooner73]

Here you go. It includes the tomatoes I added in the nutr. info.


* Exported from MasterCook *

Warm Pasta Salad with Arugula and Goat Cheese

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Salads Vegetables


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup chopped shallots
4 garlic cloves -- chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 bunch arugula -- stems removed
1/2 pound pasta shells -- small
1 1/2 ounces soft goat cheese
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt

Saute the shallots and garlic in the olive oil until crispy, 5 to 10 minutes.

Wash and spin-dry the arugula.

Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add 2 t. of salt and pasta. Cover until the water returns to a boil. Cook the shells 7 to 9 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain the pasta and reserve 2 T. of the pasta water.

Immediately add the goat and Parmesan cheeses to the pasta so that the heat of the pasta will melt the cheese.

Add the remaining 1/2 t. salt, pepper, cooked shallots and garlic, parsley, arugula or watercress and the 2 T. of pasta water. Toss.

Source:
"The Occasional Vegetarian--posted by Emilycat on CL"

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 291 Calories; 6g Fat (19.7% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 47g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 5mg Cholesterol; 399mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[jazzyjas]

Thanks Jennifer --

I think I'll go throw this together for dinner
(and I have grape tomatoes to add as well)

Jasmine

[jjsooner73]

Jasmine--hope you enjoyed it!
And, I realized I must have copied the recipe before added the tomatoes to the ingredient list. So, here is the correct nutritional info after adding 1 cup cherry/grape tomatoes. Doesn't change much.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 299 Calories; 6g Fat (19.4% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 49g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 5mg Cholesterol; 402mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fat.

[emily]

Originally posted by kwormann


Actually, Im thinking it was probably Emilycat....:D:D:D

Egads, in rereading the top post today I thought, oh, she must be talking about emilycat and then to reread my comments...

:o :o :o

I'm so embarassed

[jazzyjas]

yum!!!!! This was really good so after having two cups, I went back for a third (afraid of what I would find when I checked the serving size). Well, when I measured the rest up into containers to put in the fridge I had nine cups left over -- meaning a serving is a generous 3 cups.

The tomatoes make for nice visual appeal (a little more color). I will be making this again when arugula is available at the farmers market -- I always seem to buy it and then don't know what to do with it -- (my addiction to farmers' markets is a topic for another thread0

thanks for the recipe emilycat and the review that brought it to my attention Kim -- how fortuitous this thread showed up when I had arugula in the fridge -- just had to pick up parm having used the last of it in a zucchini lasagna. This one will make it into the recipe binder for sure!!!!

Jasmine

[gaja]

I agree... this recipe is delicious. Actually, The Occasional Vegetarian is one of my favorite cookbook. I am totally addicted to her French Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese (I eat it every week! :) )
Gaja