♥ Recipe ♥

Boring pasta is a thing of the past! Try this flavorful spin on the ordinary pasta by infusing your dough with tomatoes!


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How To Make Tomato Pasta Dough

Ingredients:

3 ½ cups AP flour, plus extra for dusting
4 eggs
3 tbsp tomato paste
¼ cup olive oil
2 tbsp water


Directions:

Whisk the eggs and tomato paste in a bowl. Put the flour and egg mixture in a food processor and turn on. While the machine is running pour the olive oil and water through the spout and blend until the dough comes together in a shaggy ball. Remove from the food processor and dump onto a cutting board dusted with flour.

Knead the dough using the heel of your hand, folding it onto itself over and over until you have a smooth ball. This process will take anywhere from 5-10 minutes.

Form the dough into a disk and let it rest under a towel on the countertop for at least 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can wrap the ball with plastic wrap to use for later. Pasta dough is good for 1 day in the refrigerator.

Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces, roll them into the desired thickness and cut as you wish. This can be done either with a machine or by hand.

Instead of the same old white or whole grain pasta dough, try adding squid ink for a different black color while adding a briny taste to it!


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How To Make Squid Ink Pasta Dough

Ingredients:

3 ½ cups AP flour, plus extra for dusting
4 eggs
1 tbsp squid ink
¼ cup olive oil
2-3 tbsp water

Directions:

Mix the eggs and squid ink in a bowl until well combined. Put the flour and egg mixture in a food processor and turn on. While the machine is running pour the olive oil and water through the spout and blend until the dough comes together in a shaggy ball. Remove from the food processor and dump onto a cutting board dusted with flour.

Knead the dough using the heel of your hand, folding it onto itself over and over until you have a smooth ball. This process will take anywhere from 5-10 minutes.

Form the dough into a disk and let it rest under a towel on the countertop for at least 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can wrap the ball with plastic wrap to use for later. Pasta dough is good for 1 day in the refrigerator.

Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces, roll them into the desired thickness and cut as you wish. This can be done either with a machine or by hand.