Fresh Gluten Free Pasta .. Mmm.
After going Gluten Free to aid my IBS pains and troubles, pasta was one of those foods i really loved to make and eat. I was actually very satisfied with the gluten free alternatives such as Doves Farm- in particular the gluten free brown rice penne, which is simply wonderful with spicy chilli tomato sauce and smothered in parmesan. If you are a subscriber to this blog you may know that i truly love my comfort food- to me, food should make you happy in every way, and that doesn’t mean it has to be unhealthy. In fact, having something like this recipe up your sleeve is very handy when there nothing left in the cupboard and everyone loves a staple solution.
Fresh Chickpea pasta is a different consistency from dried gluten free pasta, it’s got more of a bite, tastes mildly nutty and is also very filling; it has a fair bit of protein in it so you will find that you won’t have to dress it up with a meaty sauce. Stick with something simple like Lemon, Olive Oil, Pine nuts and Spinach or make some ravioli and stuff with feta or ricotta. My favourite though would be to serve this gluten free fresh Chickpea and Sage pasta with Roasted soft Butternut squash in Chilli Oil. Perfect. Adding Sage into the dough gives it a really unusual twist and it tastes even more fresh, you can of course take it out or substitute it for other herbs!
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