Ingredients
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- 8 ounces burrata
- 12 ounces grape tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 ounce pine nuts
- 8 ounce pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients – drain the burrata and let it warm to room temperature on the counter. Mince your garlic. Halve the grape tomatoes.
- Toast the pine nuts – if you’re using, place a pan over medium heat. Add pine nuts to the hot pan and cook, stirring frequently, for 3-5 minutes, or until toasted and lightly browned. Remove the nuts from the pan and let them cool on a plate.
- Cook garlic and tomatoes – Use the same pan you toasted the nuts and return to medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Let the oil begin to warm. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Make sure that it doesn’t brown and/or burn. Add tomatoes and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until tomatoes have released their juices.
- Cook the spaghetti – while the tomatoes cook, add spaghetti to boiling water and cook according to the package directions (fresh takes just 2-3 minutes). As you are draining your pasta, make sure to reserve 2 tablespoons of the cooking water and add to the pan with the grape tomatoes. Drain spaghetti in a colander.
- Cook spinach and add spaghetti – Add the spinach and cooked spaghetti to the pan with grape tomatoes. Stir together and cook 2-3 minutes, or until spinach has wilted. When I was younger I never liked ‘pieces’ of cooked tomato. Flash forward to my years as an adult and I do prefer it as you see below, pureed and no pieces, just a sauce. This is an extra step and not one you have to do, however, if you have kids that don’t like cooked tomato like me, this might be something to consider doing as an extra step.
- Plate the dish – Serve spaghetti on a plate and garnish with the pine nuts. Place burrata cheese bundle on top of the pasta. Use a small knife to cut burrata open, season with a pinch of black pepper and/or red pepper flakes, and drizzle with a teaspoon of olive oil.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Dinner