Spaghetti With Prawns And Rocket Recipes

SPAGHETTI WITH PRAWNS, CHILLI & ROCKET

Steps:

• Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water according to pack instructions.
• While the spaghetti is cooking, split the chillies down the centre lengthways. Using a teaspoon and starting at the top, scoop the seeds from the flesh - add these if you like your food hot. Using a sharp knife, cut the chillies in thin strips, bundle them together and cut across to make squares.
• Drain the spaghetti, toss with a drizzling of olive oil and set aside. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan or sauté pan over a high heat and add the prawns. Stir in the chillies, season, then add the spaghetti. Remove from the heat, fold through the rocket and stir.

PRAWN AND ROCKET SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling water for 10 minutes until al dente. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small frying pan, add the prawns and cook over a high heat for a couple of minutes. Add the garlic, chilli and seasoning and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the wine and simmer for 3-4 minutes until the prawns are cooked through, pink and opaque and the liquid reduced by half. Drain the pasta and toss with the prawns and rocket.

SPAGHETTI, PRAWNS AND ROCKET

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti
• Fry garlic and chilli in oil.
• When garlic browns add prawns for 1 minute.
• Add wine and tomato puree for 1-2 mins.
• Toss cooked spaghetti with sauce and add lemon and half the rocket and season
• serve with grated lemon and rest of rocket

LEMON SPAGHETTI WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Make the shrimp: In a medium saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Season the shrimp with the salt and pepper; add to the preheated pan in a single layer. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until pink and cooked through. Set aside.
• Make the pasta: Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, about 8 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water. Meanwhile, whisk the olive oil, parmesan and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl to blend.
• Toss the pasta with the lemon sauce, shrimp and the reserved cooking liquid, adding it 1/4 cup at a time as needed to moisten. Season with the salt and pepper; stir in the basil. Garnish with the fried capers and more parmesan, if desired.

SPAGHETTI WITH PRAWNS AND ROCKET

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti in large pain of salted boiling water.
• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan and toss in the garlic and chilli.
• Add prawns when garlic begins to colour and saute for a minute.
• Add white wine, tomato puree, simmer for a couple of minutes.
• Toss the spaghetti with the sauce, squeeze in the lemon juice, add half the chopped rocket (add a little of the cooking water if you want to loosen the sauce).
• Season, divide between 4 plates, and sprinkle with grated lemon zest and the remaining rocket leaves.

WILD ROCKET AND CHILLI SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water according to the packet instructions. Prepare your sauce by gently heating a little olive oil then add the garlic, chilli, and anchovies. Add the wild rocket, toss and add the lemon zest. Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice.
• Drain the spaghetti then toss it with the sauce, taste and season if needed. Place on a plate and pile the extra handful of wild rocket on top with a good sprinkling of grated Parmesan.