Orecchiette e Broccoli Rape

This dish in the repertoire of every grandmother in Apulia. Maria Andriani’s may be the tastiest one I have eaten. Maria makes her own orecchiette pasta, which gets its name from the ear it resembles, by combining equal amounts of wheat and durum flours with warm water and salt, but it isn’t necessary to follow suit. Dried orecchiette are now available from many pasta makers. If you can’t find broccoli rabe, substitute dandelion greens, if you like their