Fregola With Asparagus, Tomatoes And Arugula

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups fregola sarda
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 ripe plum tomatoes, chopped
• 4 1/4 cups chicken broth or 4 1/4 cups vegetable broth, heated
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 1 1/2 cups asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 cups fresh arugula, washed, dried, and chopped
• salt & pepper, to taste
• 1 dash red pepper flakes, to taste
• freshly shaved parmesan cheese, to serve

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil and once it is hot add the chopped onion.
• 2 cook the onion until it is translucent and then add the fregola.
• 3 stir to coat in the oil mixture and then add the chopped tomatoes.
• 4 cook a minute or two until the tomatoes begin to break down.
• 5 slowly begin to add a cup of hot broth and stir.
• 6 keeping the heat at a simmer, keep adding the broth slowly one cup at a time until each cup is almost absorbed.
• 7 for vegetarian use the vegetable broth and not the chicken broth.