HOMEMADE SPINACH PASTA

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Spinach adds a beautiful color and flavor to pasta when introduced to the mix. Getting the blend right can be tricky, but this recipe will show you how.

Provided by The Late Night Gourmet

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta

Time 1h14m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

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Ingredients

3 ounces spinach
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed

Steps:

Combine water and ice in a bowl. Preheat a skillet over medium heat; add spinach. Cook, stirring continuously, until spinach turns bright green, about 30 seconds. Plunge into ice water bath; remove when spinach is lukewarm. Squeeze out excess moisture with cheese cloth.
Combine spinach, eggs, olive oil, and salt in a food processor; blend until smooth. Add flour; blend until dough no longer sticks to the blades, adding flour as needed.
Roll dough into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap. Rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.
Remove plastic wrap from dough. Transfer to a work surface generously dusted with flour; cut dough into 4 pieces with a sharp knife. Roll out dough with a rolling pin to 1/4-inch thickness; shape into rectangles.
Dust pasta maker rollers with flour. Run the dough rectangles through a pasta maker on the widest setting. Repeat rolling dough through rollers, gradually reducing the setting to desired thickness. Change pasta maker's attachment to preferred noodle shape; cut pasta with pasta maker.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Lower pasta gently into water; use a spoon to keep noodles from sticking together. Cook until pasta is firm but soft, 3 to 6 minutes. Remove from the water with tongs; transfer to a bowl.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 567.7 calories, Carbohydrate 97.3 g, Cholesterol 186 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 20.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 585.7 mg, Sugar 0.9 g