Trader Joe's Hit: Lobster Ravioli and F&P's Salad

For me, Trader Joe's is hit or miss in the pre-packaged department.  Chilli in the jar?  No good.  Potstickers?  Excellent.  By far, the best, most decadent offering is the Lobster Ravioli.  We had it on Thursday with our version of the Frank & Pauly's salad (I miss that place!).  It takes 10 minutes to make.  About 7 points total meal.  Here it is.

Ingredients:

1 full package of Trader Joe's Lobster Ravioli

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 pat of butter

Pine nuts (again, with the pine nuts.  Got to use them.)

Any fresh vegetable in the kitchen

Salt and pepper
Pecorino Romano
Real Bacon Bits

For the salad:
Bagged italian lettuce mix
Sliced red onion
Crumbled gorgonzola
Real Bacon Bits
Newman's Own Light Balsamic

What you do:
Boil water.  In small sauce pan, heat oil and butter on medium low.  Add pine nuts.  Let brown, but don't burn.  Salt boiling water, toss in ravioli and any boilable fresh veggies you have (I had carrots, but broccoli or spinach or something would probably be better).  Boil five minutes.  Drain.  Toss ravioli and veggies with the oil and butter sauce.  Seaon with salt and pepper.  Garnish with grated pecorino, bacon bits, and a sprinkle of parsley flakes.

For the salad, toss the lettuce, dressing and onions together (leaving onions out of Mark's serving, of course), and then top with the gorgonzola and bacon bits.  This is the closest we've been able to replicate the F&P chopped salad.

Nice with a glass of chardonnay.  Thank you, Trader Joe's!