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                       ROSE AND POPPY SEED PASTA

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Pasta                            Flowers

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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 10       oz           Pasta shells -- 275 g
  2       tb           Sunflower oil
  1       ea           Onion -- sliced in thin rings
  2       ea           Garlic cloves -- crushed
  2       ts           Poppy seeds
                       Sea salt & black pepper
  1       t            Red rose petals -- heaped

 Cook the pasta shells in plenty of boiling, salted
 water until al dente. Drain, toss in a little
 sunflower oil and keep warm. Put the remaining oil in
 a pan with the onion rings and sweat gently until the
 onion is soft but not browned. Lift out the onion with
 a slotted spoon and mix with the pasta shells. Put the
 garlic into the oil in which the onions were cooked
 and fry, stirring for 1 minute. Mix the cooked garlic
 into the pasta. Toss the pasta in a warmed serving
 bowl or dish and sprinkle over the poppy seeds and
 seasoning to taste. Just before serving, throw in the
 rose petals.



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