Summer Pasta & Restyling

summer time, when all you need is some pasta salad with fresh fruit. any time, any mood, any weather...
just boil 300gr of pasta (farfalle and orecchiette work best) but make it very, very al dente. let it cool in cold water and season with a mixture of olive oil, balsamic vinegar and orange juice. then add one small melon and one avocado cut in small dice, and 250gr of smoked salmon. makes 4 servings!
next time, i'll add roasted pine nuts.
(source: sale&pepe august 2008)

Vintage Lemon Pasta

talking about vintage 80s recipes, here's one very very simple that i enjoy. actually, lemon pasta features many variances, this is my "infallible" recipe version :)

Lemon Pasta
(for 2 or even 3)

for the sauce: lightly fry half onion in olive oil. salt. add the minced zest of one lemon, its juice (be careful to the seeds!) and mix. add 200 ml of cream and cook for 6-7 minutes, mixing once in a while. salt and serve with pasta al dente and black pepper.

ps- to make it even more 80s, i would add a sprinkle of vodka together with the lemon juice