Toasting deepens flavor in pasta recipes

By Betty Shimabukuro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 22, 2012

~~<p>New snack sensation: toasted pasta. Try it. Heat some olive oil in a skillet, add broken pieces of pasta and toss until nicely toasted. Taste. OK, maybe it's not on par with hot buttered popcorn, but you'll be surprised.</p>
<p>Toasting pasta brings out a subtle, warm nuttiness. And if it's yummy plain, imagine what happens when you cook it and add a panful of other ingredients. Actually, you don't have to imagine, I'll tell you: Your finished pasta dish will have a deeper, somehow more substantial flavor.</p>
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New snack sensation: toasted pasta. Try it. Heat some olive oil in a skillet, add broken pieces of pasta and toss until nicely toasted. Taste. OK, maybe it's not on par with hot buttered popcorn, but you'll be surprised.

Toasting pasta brings out a subtle, warm nuttiness. And if it's yummy plain, imagine what happens when you cook it and add a panful of other ingredients. Actually, you don't have to imagine, I'll tell you: Your finished pasta dish will have a deeper, somehow more substantial flavor. Login for more...