Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
- 12 ounces dried spinach pasta
- Small head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced into thin half moons
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 7 -ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained and cut into thin strips
- 4 ounces hazelnuts, toasted, skinned and chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Bring water to a boil for pasta.
- Add pasta and cook until al dente.
- Steam cauliflower florets separately.
- When done chop into small bits and hold until later.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet.
- Add sliced onions and saute a minute just to start them cooking.
- Cover the skillet, reduce the heat, and cook until tender about 5 minutes.
- Add the wine and reduce by half.
- Add the peppers and saute a moment just to heat through.
- Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Add cauliflower bits just to rewarm.When pasta is done, drain it and transfer to a bowl.
- Top with sauce and blend the two together.
- Garnish with toasted hazelnuts.
- To toast and skin hazelnuts: Set unskinned nuts in a baking pan and roast at 375 degrees until they emit a roasted aroma.
- Rub the skins off between two cloth towels and discard skins.
- The nuts are ready to be used.
pasta, head cauliflower, olive oil, onion, white wine, red peppers, hazelnuts, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/roasted-red-pepper-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)