Croxetti with Potatoes, Green Beans & Pesto

  Posted on March 10, 2014  by Leslie Blythe  1 comment

I was in New York city several weeks ago and whenever I’m there I go to Eataly on 23rd Street.  I needed to warm up and kill some time before meeting someone for dinner.  While wandering in this Italian pornographic food emporium, I meandered into the pasta section and bought some interesting pasta shapes that I hadn’t seen before.  To me there is nothing more fun than researching regional recipes.  One of the pastas I bought (and didn’t have to take out a mortgage to buy!) was Croxetti.  I was waiting for my brother-in-law, Russell to come to town to make it.

Croxetti originated in Liguria, in Northern Italy along the border with France, during the middle ages. In the past they were made by local peasants and used by aristocratic families as a display of wealth and status. A thin, disc shaped, Ligurian pasta that has been hand stamped with the family arms on one side and different designs, such as palm trees, sunsets, and sailboats on the other side. The disks are approximately 1¾ inches in width. This recipe is very popular in the region, which includes potatoes and green beans boiled in the same water with the pasta. I think this pasta bears a scary resemblance to Communion wafers!

Croxetti with Potatoes, Green Beans & Pesto

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