Tagliolini al Crudaiolo: Fresh Pasta with Raw Vegetables
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups flour
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus 3 tablespoons
- 1 each of the following vegetables, cut into tiny dice: carrot, celery rib, red bell pepper, tomato, zucchini
- 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice
- 8 leaves basil, torn
- Salt and pepper
- Parmigiano-Reggiano, for grating
- Mound 3 1/2 cups of the flour in the center of a large wooden cutting board.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil.
- Using a fork, beat together the eggs and oil and begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well.
- As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up from the base of the mound to retain the well shape.
- The dough will come together when half of the flour is incorporated.
- Start kneading the dough with both hands, using the palms of your hands.
- Once you have a cohesive mass, remove the dough from the board and scrape up and discard any leftover bits.
- Lightly re-flour the board and continue kneading for six more minutes.
- The dough should be elastic and a little sticky.
- Wrap the dough in plastic and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Roll the pasta out to the thinnest setting on a pasta rolling machine.
- Using a pasta cutter or very sharp knife, cut the past into ribbon 1/8-inch thick.
- Set aside on a tray dusted with semolina flour, and cover with a clean, damp dish towel until ready to cook.
- Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.
- In a large, non-reactive bowl, combine all vegetables and toss with the lemon juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil and salt and pepper, to taste.
- Drop the pasta into the boiling water and cook 1 minute.
- Drain and add to the bowl with the dressed vegetables.
- Add the basil leaves and toss to coat.
- Divide among 6 warmed pasta bowls and serve topped with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
flour, eggs, extravirgin olive oil, following vegetables, freshlysqueezed, basil, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/tagliolini-al-crudaiolo-fresh-pasta-with-raw-vegetables-recipe.html (may not work)