Pasta from Old Bread with Green Sauce
Pasta from Old Bread with Green Sauce
Ingredients
For the Old Bread Pasta
- 1 loaf old bread
- as needed plant-based milk, for soaking bread
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, approximately
For the Green Sauce
- 1 bunch dandelion greens
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- 1
Slice the old bread into thick pieces, then cube it into small chunks. Place the cubed bread into a large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Pour plant-based milk over the bread until it is thoroughly soaked. Let it sit for a few minutes to absorb the milk.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Using your hands, firmly squeeze the milk-soaked bread to extract as much liquid as possible back into the bowl. Discard the extracted liquid.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Add the all-purpose flour to the squeezed bread in the mixing bowl. Mix by hand until a cohesive dough forms. You may need to add a little more flour if the dough is too sticky, or a tiny bit of milk if it's too dry.
⏱️ 10 min
- 5
Transfer the dough to a clean wooden cutting board and knead it until smooth and elastic, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 6
Roll the kneaded dough into thin, elongated ropes, about 1/2 inch in diameter. Cut the dough ropes into small, short, uniform pasta shapes, about 1 inch long.
⏱️ 13 min
- 7
Bring a pot of water to a boil on the stovetop. Add the dandelion greens and blanch them until tender, about 2-3 minutes.
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- 8
Using tongs, remove the blanched greens from the pot. Place them into a clean plastic bag and squeeze out any excess water. Transfer the squeezed greens to a tall measuring cup.
⏱️ 3 min
- 9
Add the grated Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the greens in the measuring cup. Using an immersion blender, blend all the ingredients until a smooth, green pesto-like sauce is formed.
⏱️ 5 min
- 10
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the homemade pasta and cook until al dente, typically 3-5 minutes, depending on thickness.
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- 11
Drain the cooked pasta and transfer it to a large frying pan. Pour the prepared green sauce over the pasta.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Mix the pasta and sauce thoroughly in the pan over low heat for 1-2 minutes to ensure the pasta is evenly coated and warmed through. Drizzle with additional olive oil if desired.
⏱️ 2 min
- 13
Serve the 'Pasta from Old Bread' on individual plates. As a final touch, squeeze the juice of the lemon into the empty frying pan and rub the lemon piece around the pan to clean it.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Pasta from Old Bread with Green Sauce
For the Old Bread Pasta
- 1 loaf old bread
- as needed plant-based milk, for soaking bread
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, approximately
For the Green Sauce
- 1 bunch dandelion greens
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- 1
Slice the old bread into thick pieces, then cube it into small chunks. Place the cubed bread into a large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Pour plant-based milk over the bread until it is thoroughly soaked. Let it sit for a few minutes to absorb the milk.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Using your hands, firmly squeeze the milk-soaked bread to extract as much liquid as possible back into the bowl. Discard the extracted liquid.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Add the all-purpose flour to the squeezed bread in the mixing bowl. Mix by hand until a cohesive dough forms. You may need to add a little more flour if the dough is too sticky, or a tiny bit of milk if it's too dry.
⏱️ 10 min - 5
Transfer the dough to a clean wooden cutting board and knead it until smooth and elastic, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 6
Roll the kneaded dough into thin, elongated ropes, about 1/2 inch in diameter. Cut the dough ropes into small, short, uniform pasta shapes, about 1 inch long.
⏱️ 13 min - 7
Bring a pot of water to a boil on the stovetop. Add the dandelion greens and blanch them until tender, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 100 - 8
Using tongs, remove the blanched greens from the pot. Place them into a clean plastic bag and squeeze out any excess water. Transfer the squeezed greens to a tall measuring cup.
⏱️ 3 min - 9
Add the grated Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the greens in the measuring cup. Using an immersion blender, blend all the ingredients until a smooth, green pesto-like sauce is formed.
⏱️ 5 min - 10
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the homemade pasta and cook until al dente, typically 3-5 minutes, depending on thickness.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 100 - 11
Drain the cooked pasta and transfer it to a large frying pan. Pour the prepared green sauce over the pasta.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Mix the pasta and sauce thoroughly in the pan over low heat for 1-2 minutes to ensure the pasta is evenly coated and warmed through. Drizzle with additional olive oil if desired.
⏱️ 2 min - 13
Serve the 'Pasta from Old Bread' on individual plates. As a final touch, squeeze the juice of the lemon into the empty frying pan and rub the lemon piece around the pan to clean it.
⏱️ 1 min