A Rainbow of Fresh Pasta

Name: A Rainbow of Fresh Pasta
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk; ½ cup spinach puree (substitute with beet, carrot, or your favorite)

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A Rainbow of Fresh Pasta

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The Strategy:

If making your own pasta isn’t something you’ve tackled, try mixing in some of these natural ingredients and you will feel like an expert on your first try! They are that easy. Use the Basic Pasta Dough recipe (page 49) as a base.

Serves: 4 | Total Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

The Pasta Dough Base

2 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
½ cup spinach puree (substitute with beet, carrot, or your favorite)

Overhead prep shot of spinach, tomato paste, squid ink, saffron water, beet puree, and flour with eggs

Instructions

For preparing the dough:

Use a fork to combine the eggs and yolk with the puree of your choice in a small bowl.
Place the flour on your work surface. Use your impeccably clean hands to scoop the flour into a circle. Make a well in the center of the flour.
Pour the liquid ingredients into the well.
Use a fork to combine the flour into the wet ingredients, starting from the center of the well and working your way to the outside.
Use your hands to gently knead the dough into a smooth circle.
Cut the dough into four pieces.

For rolling, cutting, and cooking:

Flatten each with your hand and run through a pasta machine on the thickest setting.
Do this twice and then move to the next setting until you get a thin sheet of pasta.
Run this sheet through the machine on the final setting that cuts the pasta into the noodle size of your choice.
Dry the pasta for several minutes (or longer) on a rack or swirl the noodles on a baking sheet lined with a bit of flour.
Cook the pasta in salted, boiling water for just a few minutes until the pasta is tender.
Drain and top with your favorite sauce.

Extreme close-up action shot kneading deep purple beet pasta dough on a floured wooden cutting board

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Make It “My Way”:
To make the puree, cook (boil or steam) the vegetable until it is incredibly soft. Drain the vegetable thoroughly in a colander and squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Place the veggie into a food processor or blender and pulse to puree. Mix your puree into the egg yolks and then into the flour.

The Heart of the Table

This is culinary theater at its finest. By incorporating deeply pigmented, natural ingredients directly into the dough, you elevate a simple staple into a dramatic, highly visual centerpiece. It is a brilliant way to introduce subtle, earthy complexities into your pasta while ensuring the plating is visually spectacular before a single drop of sauce is applied.

Platter of colorful fresh pasta ribbons in green, gold, orange and purple served at a candlelit dinner table

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THE PRESENTATION: If serving a mixed plate, toss the various colors together gently with nothing more than high-quality, peppery olive oil and a dusting of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Do not smother this in a heavy sauce; the visual impact of the vibrant dough must remain entirely unobstructed.
THE POUR: A crisp, clean white wine that won't compete with the subtle flavors of the dough. A chilled Pinot Grigio or an unoaked Chardonnay allows the delicate earthy notes of the beets or the carrots to shine.
THE VIBE: Playful, highly curated, and deeply impressive. This is meant for a dinner party where the food itself is the main topic of conversation. It shows a level of dedication and artistry that guests will not easily forget.

Chef’s Recommendations

The Sauce to Put On It: Mushroom Bolognese Sauce over Pasta Rags
Another Sauce for the Dough: Penne Pasta in Pink Sauce
The Dish to Serve Alongside: Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
The Green Course: Warm Brussels Sprout Caesar Salad

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