Fusilli Alla Crazy Bastard
- 12 cup walnut halves
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lb fusilli
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced
- 12 lb beet leaf, rinsed and coarsely chopped
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 12 lb soft fresh goat cheese, thickly sliced
- 14 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- On a rimmed baking sheet, toast the walnuts for 7 minutes, until lightly browned; let cool slightly.
- Coarsely chop and transfer to a bowl.
- Raise the oven temperature to 450.
- On the rimmed baking sheet, toss the cherry tomatoes with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
- Roast the tomatoes for about 10 minutes, until browned in spots.
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the fusilli.
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet.
- Add the garlic and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until golden, 2 minutes.
- Add the roasted tomatoes, beet greens and crushed red pepper and cook, crushing the tomatoes slightly, until the greens are just wilted, 3 minutes.
- Drain the fusilli, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water.
- Add the pasta, the reserved cooking water and the sliced goat cheese to the skillet and cook over moderate heat, tossing to coat the pasta.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the pasta to a bowl, garnish with the chopped toasted walnuts, top with the Parmigiano-Reggiano and serve immediately.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fusilli-alla-crazy-bastard-349599 (may not work)