Fennel Spinach Pasta While waiting for
a BIG pot of salted water to boil, prep the fennel & onions, then start to carmelize them together, adding thyme, if desired.
Cook until soft, about 10 minutes / Add chopped tomatoes and cook about 5 minutes / Add cheese rind (in cheesecloth if you wish), cranberry beans and
water to the
pot / Cook until beans are about halfway cooked, about 20 minutes / Add potatoes and cook until beans and potatoes are tender / In a large skillet heat more olive oil and saute chard stems until tender / Add zucchini and beans,
salt well and saute a few minutes, just until tender / Add chard leaves,
salt again and saute until wilted / Remove the cheese rind from the tomato soup base and add vegetables / Garnish with fresh basil (or pesto), freshly grated cheese,
salt and pepper and if you have it, a
big piece
of burrata is absolutely divine.
Before cooking, try what Food Network star Sandra Lee,
of Sandras Money Saving Meals, does: «I soak fresh vegetables for 15 minutes in a
big pot of cold
salted water.