Chilled Penne With Roasted Garlic And Yellow Tomato
- 2 pounds fava beans, shelled
- 2 cups vegetable broth (recipe above)
- 1 cup minced basil leaves
- 1/4 cup minced rosemary
- 1/2 cup minced thyme
- 3 cloves garlic, roasted, peeled and smashed to a paste
- 1 leek, cleaned and poached
- 2 tablespoons Sherry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, plus more to taste
- 1/2 pound penne
- 4 large yellow (or red) tomatoes, cored, seeded and diced
- 1 cup coarsely chopped basil leaves
- 1 cup coarsely chopped parsley leaves
- Blanch the shelled fava beans in boiling water for 2 minutes.
- Drain.
- Rinse under cold running water until cool.
- Peel off the outer skin.
- Blanch in boiling water for 1 minute.
- Drain.
- Set aside.
- Pour the broth into a saucepan.
- Simmer until it reduces to 1 cup, about 5 minutes.
- Add the minced herbs and steep for 1 minute.
- Strain.
- Combine the herb broth, roasted garlic and leek in a food processor or blender.
- Puree until smooth.
- Refrigerate until chilled.
- Combine the herb broth and vinegar in a large salad bowl.
- Whisk in the olive oil, and add the orange rind.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until tender.
- Drain.
- Add to the salad bowl.
- Toss to combine.
- Add the fava beans, tomatoes, basil and parsley to the salad bowl.
- Toss.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate until chilled.
fava beans, vegetable broth, basil, rosemary, thyme, garlic, sherry vinegar, olive oil, orange rind, salt, freshly ground pepper, penne, yellow, basil, parsley leaves
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4320 (may not work)