Pasta with Ham and Leek Sauce
Pasta with ham and leek sauce is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the onion vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 400 g rigatoni
- Salad
- 250 g cooked ham
- 3 spring onions
- 70 g sun-dried tomatoes (in oil)
- 1 Garlic clove
- 30 g toasted pine nuts
- 120 ml olive oil
- 30 g freshly grated Parmesan
- pepper (ground)
- 75 ml heavy cream
- 1 tsp fresh chopped oregano
- Freshly grated Parmesan for sprinkling
Instructions
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1.
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Cut the ham into 1 cm cubes. Wash, dry and trim the spring onions; slice into thin rings and blanch briefly in boiling water. Drain, rinse with cold water and let drain well.
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2.
Drain the sun-dried tomatoes, reserving the oil. Blend the tomatoes with peeled garlic, pine nuts and olive oil in a blender until smooth. Stir in Parmesan and season with salt and pepper.
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3.
Heat 1 tbsp tomato oil in a pan and brown the ham. Drain the pasta, add it to the pan and stir in 3-4 tbsp tomato pesto. Mix in cream, combine well, then season with salt, pepper and oregano. Plate and sprinkle with spring onions and Parmesan before serving.
