# Orecchiette with Rocket Sauce

Recipe by [Kofi Asante](https://fridge.menu/en/u/kofiasante)

A quick pasta with a vibrant rocket sauce, blended with pine nuts, garlic, anchovies and capers.

Servings: 4 · Cook 20 min · Pasta

Contains: milk, nuts, fish and seafood

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## Ingredients

- 200 g Rocket
- Salt — to taste
- Black pepper — to taste
- Olive oil — to taste
- 1 clove Garlic
- Pecorino Romano — to taste
- 40 g Pine nuts
- 2 pcs Anchovies
- 1 tsp Capers in apple cider vinegar
- 400 g Orecchiette

## Steps

1. While the orecchiette cook in salted boiling water, combine the rocket, a pinch of salt, pine nuts, garlic, capers and anchovies in a blender.
2. Pour in the olive oil in a thin stream and blend until you have a smooth, loose sauce.
3. In a sauté pan, quickly toss the pasta with the sauce for a few minutes, then add the Pecorino Romano and black pepper.
4. Serve immediately, sprinkling with extra Pecorino Romano if you like.

Published 2026-10-07

https://fridge.menu/en/r/orecchiette-with-arugula-sauce-2173klm0

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