fregola

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noun A type of pasta originating in Sardinia, resembling couscous and typically made with semolina flour

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I'm rarely one to suggest something is too rich but, in this case, I prefer fregola, a slightly chewy little pasta from Sardinia, as a simpler accompaniment.

Let Them Eat Osso Buco Aleksandra Crapanzano 2011
I grated mine and mixed them into fregola and scrambled eggs.

Purple sage and colorful cauliflower | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
Cook the fregola in boiling salted water until tender.

Fregola with Roasted Vegetables and Prawns Haalo 2008
Drain the fregola and place in a bowl along with the roasted vegetables - toss to combine and then spoon out onto serving bowls.

Fregola with Roasted Vegetables and Prawns Haalo 2008
When the fregola is almost done, quickly cook the prawns in a hot pan.

Fregola with Roasted Vegetables and Prawns Haalo 2008
When the fregola is almost done, quickly cook the prawns in a hot pan.

Archive 2008-03-01 Haalo 2008
These pellets are then dried and toasted to form fregola

Archive 2008-03-01 Haalo 2008
Once again I'll be making a rather simple dish and combining the fregola with roasted vegetables and seared prawns.

Archive 2008-03-01 Haalo 2008
The powder was put to service in Agnello alla Fregola, a lamb stew with fregola that some friends found almost too rich to eat….

What’s Bitten? - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
These are a lot larger than the fregola sarda I've used before - they are closer in size to moghrabieh.

Archive 2008-03-01 Haalo 2008