Pasta Fresca

This is my sons favorite dish, he can smell when I am making it because of the fresca sauce. Noodle Co used to make this pasta, but they stopped :( So I started making it now atleast every other week.

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Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 1/2 cups pre-cooked penne or rotini pasta
• 1/4 cup cubed roma tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon diced red onions
• 2 dashes kosher salt, and
• cracked pepper
• 1 ounce baby fresh spinach
• 1/4 cup fresh garlic
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup sweet white wine
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Prepare fresca sauce: 1/4 cup balsamic vineger, 1/4 cup of white wine, 1/2 cup of olive oil, 2 tsp salt, 4 cloves of garlic (minced)
2. In a very hot sauté pan, add: extra virgin olive oil, pre-cooked pasta, roma tomatoes, diced red onions, kosher salt & pepper.
3. Sear noodles, stirring occasionally until steaming hot.
4. Add: baby fresh spinach and fresca sauce.
5. Toss to combine, serve with freshly shaved parmesan cheese.