Cat's Ear Greens and Asiago Cheese Orecchiette [Orecchiette con Piattello e Asiago]
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Serves: 4-5
 
Ingredients
  • 300 g (10.6 oz) orecchiette pasta
  • 1or 2 garlic cloves
  • a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil
  • 225 g (8 oz) cat's ear, washed
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 or 3 generous handfuls (more than 1 cup) of Asiago cheese, shredded
Instructions
  1. In a wide pan, briefly saute a garlic clove in a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and add cat's ear. Cook, adding a little bit of water. Once the greens have become tender and the water has evaporated, add salt and pepper. Turn off heat.
  2. Cook orecchiette in salted boiling water until they rise to the surface.
  3. Transfer drained orecchiette to the pan and saute for a few minutes. Remove garlic from the pan.
  4. Add Asiago cheese at the very end, right before turning off the heat. Gently mix and serve.
Recipe by Very EATalian at https://www.veryeatalian.com/cats-ear-greens-asiago-cheese-orecchiette/