Garofalo Organic Moon & Star Shaped Pasta 500g
£2.75
55p per 100gProduct information
-Italian Dry Pasta
-Suitable for children from 12 months
-100% Organic Durum Wheat Semolina
-A good source of Carbohydrate and Protein
-Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans
-Moon and Star shaped pasta
La Giostra dei Bambini (Children’s Carousel) pasta has all the quality, taste and nutritious benefits, which Garofalo pasta is known for. The pasta is high in carbohydrates, protein and fibre, perfect for active, growing children. The fun shapes and rough texture helps the sauce cling to the pasta to create a perfect tasty meal for children from 12 months.
Garofalo has been making pasta for over 300 years in Gragnano near Naples in Italy, the home of pasta. Made from 100% robust desert durum wheat and shaped using a bronze die gives Garofalo pasta its premium taste and texture.
"When I was in my teens, little diamanté brooches in the shape of half-moons and stars were all the rage, and I feel that’s had a lasting impact! Thus, when I first found these particular pasta shapes on here, I just had to buy them, no matter that they are, in fact, part of Garofalo’s baby range. I haven’t let myself run out of them since: most often, I add them to soups, but they are also great in lots of dishes as a replacement for orzo. Little they may be, but they are also sturdy, and this makes them stand up well to other robust or chunky ingredients: if I have a very small amount of stew, say, left over in the fridge, not enough for a meal in itself, I heat it up, and cook these enchanting little shapes in the juice (adding some water if needed, and frozen petits pois if desired) to make for a wonderful, filling, and quick meal-in-a-bowl. I am completely charmed by them!" Nigella Lawson
Country of Origin
OrganicSuitable for vegetarians
Storage
Instructions
Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add salt if required. Keeping the water at a rolling boil add the amount of pasta needed. Stir with a wooden spoon to prevent the pasta sticking together and to avoid damaging the pasta. Cook for the recommended time, drain and serve.
Recipe
Anistelle Arlecchino (with courgettes, carrots, shallots and small prawns).
This very colourful `and fun recipe is named after Arlecchino, the famous clown featured in Italian "commedia dell' arte" known to all Italian kids and adults. I found that, when my daughter was little, if I chopped ingredients small enough, she would not be able to pick out the bits she didn't like…and also she wouldn't know what they were!
This recipe is deliciously healthy, combining the goodness of the vegetables with the balanced proteins of the shellfish.
Ingredients for 4 children:
250g anistelle Garofalo,
1 courgette,
1 small carrot,
½ shallots,
1 clove of garlic,
150 g small shelled cooked shrimps,
1 tbsp. chopped chive,
3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil,
3 tbsp. parmesan.
Method:
Cut the courgette in quarters making sure you remove all the seeds.
Chop into a small mirepoix and repeat for the carrot, shallot and chives.
In a large frying pan put the olive oil, the crushed garlic and sauté, and then add the micro mirepoix and cook gently for 10 minutes. Check seasoning but be aware the saltiness will come from both the shrimps and the parmesan.
In the meantime boil a copious amount of water (at least one litre per 100 g of pasta), and when boiling add the salt, roughly speaking 2 TBS rock salt, add the pasta and stir well .The right al dente time for anistelle is 12 minutes, so to enjoy fully the Garofalo flavour and "bite" stick to the advised cooking time!
(In order to maintain a lower GI and hence keeping the pasta light and easily digested, don't overcook it!).
Rinse the shrimps under running water, drain well in a sieve and with a big knife, chop to a fine pulp and add to the mirepoix. Mix well all the ingredients and since the shrimps are already cook it will only take a couple of minutes to warm through.
Drain the pasta (keep a little water to one side), and put straight into the vegetables. Add some olive oil and a little of the cooking water if you think it's too dry. Add the parmesan for extra creaminess, (no salt since the prawns are salty, so is the parmesan) serve at once and remember …..It's for the kids!
Package Type
Recycling Information
Other Information
Organic Pasta
Additional Information:
EU Organic - IT BIO 009, Agricoltura UE/non UE
Brand
Manufacturer
Via dei Pastai,
42, 80054 Gragnano (NA).
Importer address:
Specialist Foods Ltd. Highfield Nurseries, Slip Lane, Old Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6QG
Typical Values | Per 100 g |
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Energy | 1489 kJ / 351 kcal |
Fat | 1.0 g |
of which saturates | 0.1 g |
Carbohydrate | 72 g |
of which sugars | 3.0 g |
Fibre | 3.0 g |
Protein | 12 g |
Salt | <0.01 g |
Ingredients
Allergen Information
May contain traces of soybeans
Dietary Information
Suitable for Vegetarians
Contains Gluten, Wheat
Categories
- Dietary & Lifestyle
- Brands
- Types of Baby Food
Ratings and reviews
Customer reviews (33)
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Kids love them
Kids were fascinated with the moon amd star pasta I also bought the toy shaped pasta kids were amazed and it went down a treat
Lovely pasta
In 2015 I left a review to say my toddlers love this pasta. Those children still do, remains a family favourite.
great pasta, perfect bite, picks up sauce
Might be intended for kids but its absolutely delicious for grown ups. Great bite, picks up the sauce wonderfully. Just a bit of Parmesan and peas and its a meal
Great tasting pasta loved by little ones
Often pasta aimed at children is a fun shape but is poor quality. Not Garofalo - this is an excellent pasta and is a good thickness and taste.
lovely
There were my sons favourite until he discovered farm animal ones but these are lovely, cannot fault them
Great
Keeps shape, taste great - my daughter loves them!
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