Spring Turnips With Bacon And Farfalle

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb farfalle pasta (bow tie)
• 1/4 lb bacon, chopped
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bunches spring turnips, turnips trimmed, sliced, leaves chopped
• 1 pint cherries or 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat salted water to a boil in stockpot; cook pasta until al dente, about 8 minutes.
• 2 reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
• 3 drain pasta.
• 4 meanwhile, heat large skillet over medium heat; cook bacon until crisp, about 5 minutes.
• 5 remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon; place on paper towel to drain.
• 6 discard all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease from the skillet.
• 7 add the onion; cook until golden, about 5 minutes.
• 8 add garlic; cook 1 minute.
• 9 add turnips, tomatoes reserved pasta water, salt and pepper to taste.
• 10 cook until turnips are softened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 11 stir in turnip leaves; cook until lightly wilted, about 3 minutes.
• 12 place pasta in serving dish.
• 13 top with turnip mixture; sprinkle bacon on top.
• 14 pass parmesan at table.