Spinach Pasta Dough

Ingredients

1. 4 big or 5 smaller eggs
2. 500g of flour
3. 12g of salt
4. 2 tablespoons of olive oil
5. 100g of cooked spinach
6. some cold water

Making Dough

1. cook the spinach for 10 minutes, dry them and crush them
2. mix everything to obtain a strong, almost hard dough
3. let rest in a cool place for at least 2 hours

• cover in foil to prevent drying

Making the pasta itself

With a machine:

1. cut the dough in six, roll it to the thinnest setting, cut in strips, let dry 8 to 12 hours

By hand:

1.cut the dough in six and roll it to obtain squares 1millimetre thick 2. spread a little flour over the surface, fold in 4 and let a bit of it hang out 3. cut the rolled dough 4. spread those strips of pasta on a broomstick or such a thing to dry, cut the excedent you left when folding with scissors

Once dry:

1. cook in boiling water 3to 4 minutes
2. serve with a hint of butter and parmigianno