Whole-Wheat Pasta with Broccolini and Feta

Mom, this recipe is from "Food Network Kitchens."  It was really tasty and super easy.  This one is definitely good for during the week when it is busy.  It says that it serves four, but I am fairly sure this lasted Andrew and I three days.  Andrew took it for lunch two days, so those servings were a little smaller than what he would have had for dinner.

Ingredients: 
- 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
- 1 bunch broccolini (about 10 ounces), stems cut into 2-inch stems, and florets (We couldn't find broccolini so I just used broccoli)
- 1 medium bunch of radishes, trimmed and very thinly sliced
- 12 ounces whole-wheat rigatoni
- 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar (We couldn't find this either so I actually used rice wine vinegar, but as you said, Mom, red wine vinegar would work too)
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
- Freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 7 ounces feta cheese, crumbled

Directions:

- Put the shallots in a bowl and cover with cold water.  Soak for about ten minutes and drain.

- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously.  Fill a medium bowl with ice water and salt it as well.  Add the broccolini to the boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 2-3 minutes.  Stir in the radish slices, and cook 30 seconds more.  Use a slotted spoon or strainer to scoop out the vegetables and plunge them immediately into the ice water.  Drain the vegetables and pat them very dry. 

-  Add pasta to the same pot of boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 8-10 minutes.  Drain and set aside.

- Whisk the sherry vinegar, orange zest, the 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper, to taste, in a large serving bowl.  Gradually whisk in the oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady stream, to make a dressing.

-  Toss the rigatoni, broccolini, radish, and shallot with the dressing.  Add the feta cheese and toss lightly.  Serve warm or room temperature.

Like I said, Andrew really liked it but we did make a few other changes.  I left out the shallots all together.  I am not a fan of them raw.  Also, naturally Andrew added more cheese to his.