Rock on a Roll  #9
April 9, 2007

Susan Stevensen Parriott's recipe:

Romaine Lettuce with Sweet Onion and Pasta

Serves 4

Ingredients
1 bunch of Romaine lettuce (not hearts of Romaine)
1 cup of sweet onion (Vidalia if possible)
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
2 cups cooked pasta of your choice
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (evoo)
Kosher coarse salt to taste

Procedure
Wash and drain the lettuce leaves.
Chop the leaves into 2 inch pieces.
Put 1/2 inch of water into a medium pot and bring to a boil.
Add the lettuce pieces into the boiling water and reduce the heat to simmer.
Small dice the sweet onion and add to the simmering lettuce.
Cook until tender (about 3 minutes).
Drain the water and stir in the evoo.

To Plate:
Place 1/2 cup of warm pasta on each plate and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of Parmesean cheese.
Spoon 1/2 cup of the lettuce-onion mixture over each plate of pasta.

Enjoy!


Robert's Most Yum Potatoes and Ramps with Carrots

Ingredients
Red Bliss Potatoes whole
Ramps (wild leeks) thinly sliced
carrots thinly sliced
extra virgin olive oil (evoo)
Kosher coarse salt
fresh ground black pepper

Preparation
Clean the potatoes and remove blemishes. Keep the outer covering on them.
Saute the ramps and carrots in evoo.
Cook the potatoes until they are tender.
Add the potatoes to the cooked ramps and carrots.
S&P to taste.

Enjoy!