da
Vinci
Seafood
and Pasta
6791b Springfield Mall
Springfield, Va. 22150
703-921-2500
Walter Robinson - Executive
Chef
Penne with Sausage, Rapini
and Roasted Red Pepper

Ingredients:
1) 2 oz. Chicken
Stock
2) 1 oz. Grape seed
Oil
3) 1 oz. Roasted
Red Peppers
4) 1 tbs. Garlic
Puree
5) 1 tbs. Basil
Puree
6) 4-6 oz. Italian
Sausage
7) 2 oz. Broccoli
Rabe (or Rapini)
8) 4-6 oz. Cooked
Penne
9) 2 oz. Butter
10) 1 oz. freshly grated Parmesan
11) 3 oz. Pasta Water
12) Salt and Pepper to taste
Preparation:
1) Roast sausage
in the oven to rare consistency. Then slice on the bias.
2) Cook penne to
al dente and hold. Cool pasta down if you are not going
to prepare the dish right away.
3) In a cold pan,
add basil and garlic puree, oil, sliced sausage, and Rapini
with roasted red peppers.
4) After those ingredients
are sauteed, add chicken stock to deglaze.
5) Add penne. butter,
parmesan, and toss the ingredients on the fire until
an emulsion is created. Then plate and serve.
Pan Roasted Rockfish with
Sauteed Vegetables

Ingredients:
1) 7 oz. of Rockfish Fillet
2) Salt, Pepper, and Ground Fennel Seed
3) 2 oz. Oven Roasted Tomatoes
4) 4 oz. diced Artichoke Bottoms
5) 4 oz. White Wine
6) 2 oz. Butter
7) 1 oz. chopped Parsley
8) 2 oz. Grape Seed Oil
9) Pine Nuts
Preparation:
1) Place saute pan on high heat and add
grape seed oil.
2) Place fish in the pan skin side down.
Saute until golden brown...then
turn over and
place in an oven. Heat at 450 degrees for 10 minutes.
3) In a separate pan on high heat with
oil...add diced artichoke bottoms
with oven roasted
tomatoes and pine nuts. Saute until caramelized.
4) Place on plate. Then remove fish
from oven and place on the bed of
vegetables.
Mixed Fresh Berries with
Amaretto Whipped Cream

Ingredients:
1) 6 oz. Fresh Berries in season.
2) 8 oz. Heavy Cream
3) 1/2 oz. Amaretto extract or Amaretto
4) 1/2 oz. Powdered Sugar
Preparation:
1) Place heavy cream in a stainless steel
bowl.
2) Add amaretto and powdered sugar.
3) Stir vigorously with a wire whip until
cream begins to set.
4) Place berries in a serving bowl and
pour whipped cream over the
berries.
The Cold Melon Soup
served at da Vinci