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Mafaldine, with its 1cm-wide, wavy, ramen-like shape, was created to honor Princess Mafalda di Savoia of the Kingdom of Savoy - the kingdom that would later become Italy. She's also a tragic figure in her own right: imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, she was wounded in a bombing and died tragically not long after.
Serves 1, about 500kcal, Spinach Mafaldine Pasta.
Ingredients
100g mafaldine, 1T ricotta cheese, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, (sauce) 5-6 stalks spinach, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cup walnuts, 3 cloves garlic, 1T ricotta cheese, 1T lemon juice
Steps
1. Boil the mafaldine in salted water.
2. Wash 5-6 stalks of spinach thoroughly and roughly chop, roots and all. Heat olive oil in a pan, add the spinach, and sauté with salt, salt, pepper, pepper.
3. In a blender, combine the spinach from step 2, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cup walnuts, 3 cloves garlic, 1T ricotta cheese, 1T lemon juice, and a pinch of salt and pepper, and blend until smooth.
4. Add the sauce from step 3 to a pan along with the boiled mafaldine and 1 cup pasta water, and mix well. Taste and season with salt.
5. Plate the noodles from step 4 and top with 1T ricotta cheese, pepper, and a little crushed red pepper flakes.