Spaghetti with Curly Endive & Balsamic Vinega

Name: Spaghetti with Curly Endive and Balsamic Vinega
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: spaghetti; garlic cloves; olive oil; belgian endive; balsamic vinegar; salt and black pepper

Submitted by hopfnerb

YIELD

2 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

15 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

POUND SPAGHETTI

EACH GARLIC CLOVES
chopped

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

HEAD BELGIAN ENDIVE
trimmed, cut into bite-sized pieces *

TABLESPOON BALSAMIC VINEGAR
or to taste

X SALT AND BLACK PEPPER *

Directions

Cook the spaghetti until it is al dente.

Meanwhile, sauté 3 garlic cloves in about 2 tablespoons oil then quickly sauté the endive in this mixture.

Add the vinegar, cook for a moment, then remove from the heat.

Season with salt and pepper.

Drain the pasta, toss with the remaining garlic andamp; oil, then serve each portion topped with a big spoonful of the sautéd endive, adding extra vinegar if needed.

Variations: Add 6 oz cooked cannellini beans when you sauté the endive andamp; season with a sprinkling of red pepper flakes if desired.

Instead of endive, use 2 heads of radicchio or green andamp; red Treviso lettuce.

Follow the basic recipe above.