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Home-made spinach noodle pasta

Amaarah January — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:00:55 +0000

Skip the pricey store-bought spinach pasta and make your own at home – no fancy gear and no fuss. This step-by-step video proves you don’t need a chef’s hat to make something drool-worthy. Bonus? You probably already have all the ingredients in your kitchen.

Spinach noodle pasta

Serves 4

Jamie Oliver made us do it. With these spinach-packed noodles, you can colour your plate while whipping up dinner in 30 minutes.

Ingredients

200g baby spinach
300g flour + extra for dusting
1 tsp salt
1-2 Tbsp olive oil + extra for garnish
1 tsp ground cumin
¼ cup butter
3 cloves garlic, grated
1 lemon, zested and juiced
Salt and milled pepper
Basil leaves, to garnish
1 ball fresh mozzarella, torn

Method

Blend the spinach, flour, salt, olive oil and cumin in a food processor until a smooth dough forms.
Dust the work surface with flour. Pinch off about R5 coin-sized dough and roll into a thick noodle using your fingertips. Repeat with remaining dough. Dust in flour and set aside.
Melt butter in a pan and sauté garlic over low heat for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Remove from heat.
Bring a pot with salted water to a boil and cook noodles for about 3-4 minutes or until tender. Reserve about 2-3 Tbsp of the noodle water then drain.
Add prepared noodles to the pan over medium heat, add noodle water, lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon juice. Season and toss well to coat.
Serve the noodles with torn basil and mozzarella.

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Massaman noodles

johnbrown — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:23:34 +0000

Grab a pack of ramen and dig into these delicious massaman noodles with Asian flair. It’s the perfect home-made dinner when you’re craving some takeout.

SERVES 4 // COOKING TIME 35 min

INGREDIENTS
400 g rice noodles
4 chicken breasts
3 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, cut into thin wedges
2 tbsp massaman curry paste
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup water
5 cm ginger, thinly sliced
¼ cup peanuts, toasted
Handful coriander, to garnish

METHOD
1. Place the rice noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Allow to soften for 10 minutes.
2. Fry the chicken in the oil until brown. Add the onion and fry for a few more minutes. Add the curry paste and fry for another minute.
3. Gradually drizzle in the coconut milk and water, mixing continuously with a wooden spoon, until smooth.
4. Add the ginger and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Arrange the noodles in bowls and spoon over the massaman broth. Top with the peanuts and coriander.

Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Samantha Pinto//HMimages.co.za

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Smoked salmon noodle salad with balsamic dressing

johnbrown — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:33:38 +0000

Get ready to soak up all the nutrients with this delicious salad! Salmon is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and B vitamins. Pair this smoked salmon noodle salad with a healthy dose of carbs, and you have the perfect lunch.

SERVES 2 // COOKING TIME 30 min

INGREDIENTS
100 g wholewheat spaghetti
200 g baby spinach
100 g smoked salmon
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tbsp black sesame seeds
½ tsp dried rosemary
Salt and black pepper

METHOD
1. Cook the wholewheat spaghetti as per the packet instructions, then drain.
2. Toss the spinach through the hot pasta to wilt. Use a fork to twirl pasta-spinach bundles on to plates.
3. Cut the salmon into pieces and arrange it on top of the pasta.
4. For the dressing, whisk together vinegar, oil, seeds, rosemary and seasoning.
5. Drizzle the pasta with the dressing, and serve.

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