Orecchiette con la Rucola

‘Little Ears’ with Rocket

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Patience Gray

Published 1986

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A Salentine dish. Use wild rocket, Eruca sativa (or broccoli heads or heads of rape). Gather the plants when small, wash them well and throw into a pan of salted boiling water. Cook the orecchiette in another pan and drain when they are al dente.

Method

Cover the bottom of a frying-pan with olive oil, add 2 hot peppers, 2 peeled cloves of garlic, sliced, and cook for a few minutes. Put the well-drained pasta and t