After a lengthy delay, this monkey has something to say...
One of my favorite Dallas restaurants finally opened an outpost here in lovely FW. Patrizio's opened earlier this summer in the Cultural District. For those of you who don't know, Patrizio's offers excellent Italian food and great prices in a cool location and atmosphere. I probably have 4 things I love at this place. Normally I'm lucky to find 2 entrees that make me happy.
Last month was their "Bellini-fest" and we wore the place out. "Baby Bellinis" for a buck, what a deal! During this fest we got into the habit of eating at their bar (cool bar area BTW). Here I spied a dish that I had never tried. It was Patrizio's "Insalata Alla Genovese". That's what I ordered and it tasted as good as it looked. It is a cold pasta salad which is perfect for July/August in TX.
Here is my Patrizio's inspired dish:
Arugula Pesto Pasta Salad
You can be a bit loosey goosey with the ingredients. I choose arugula over spinach because I can get arugula to grow in my garden, but the spinach won't participate. I used the peppers because they are in my garden also. I was also able to make Pesto from scratch because Basil loves to grow in the Texas summer. I prefer walnuts in the Pesto instead of pine nuts since walnuts are about half the price of the pine nuts.
In closing, anymonkeycan make a great summer pasta salad
One of my favorite Dallas restaurants finally opened an outpost here in lovely FW. Patrizio's opened earlier this summer in the Cultural District. For those of you who don't know, Patrizio's offers excellent Italian food and great prices in a cool location and atmosphere. I probably have 4 things I love at this place. Normally I'm lucky to find 2 entrees that make me happy.
Last month was their "Bellini-fest" and we wore the place out. "Baby Bellinis" for a buck, what a deal! During this fest we got into the habit of eating at their bar (cool bar area BTW). Here I spied a dish that I had never tried. It was Patrizio's "Insalata Alla Genovese". That's what I ordered and it tasted as good as it looked. It is a cold pasta salad which is perfect for July/August in TX.
Here is my Patrizio's inspired dish:
Arugula Pesto Pasta Salad
- Arugula (or Spinach)
- Basil Pesto - homemade from fresh basil is best
- Chopped peppers - your choice (and/or sun dried tomatoes)
- Bow Tie Pasta - boiled and cooled
- Crushed Walnuts
- Shaved Parmesan Cheese
- Take about 1 c of cooled pasta and toss with about 1/4 c pesto sauce.
- Place about 1 c of arugula in the serving bowl and pour the pesto covered pasta on top.
- Add the chopped peppers (to taste) on top of the pasta
- Sprinkle about 1 T of crushed walnuts or to taste
- Add Parmesan cheese to the top of that
You can be a bit loosey goosey with the ingredients. I choose arugula over spinach because I can get arugula to grow in my garden, but the spinach won't participate. I used the peppers because they are in my garden also. I was also able to make Pesto from scratch because Basil loves to grow in the Texas summer. I prefer walnuts in the Pesto instead of pine nuts since walnuts are about half the price of the pine nuts.
In closing, anymonkeycan make a great summer pasta salad
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