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Pasta primavera asparagus
Simon Rimmer
by Simon Rimmer
from Something for the Weekend

Serves 4

Preparation time less than 30 mins

Cooking time less than 10 mins

Vegetarian Quick Recipe


Ingredients
50g/2oz unsalted butter
1 garlic clove, crushed
200g/7oz asparagus, blanched, cut into bite-sized pieces
150g/5oz fresh peas, podded
100g/3½oz frozen soya beans, defrosted
100g/3½oz baby spinach
450g/1lb cooked tagliolini (a few tablespoons of cooking water reserved)
1 lemon, juice and zest
large handful fresh spring herbs, including mint, basil, dill and parsley, chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve
25g/1oz hazelnuts, toasted and lightly crushed
parmesan shavings, or similar vegetarian hard cheese shavings
olive oil, for drizzling


Method
1. Heat the butter in a pan, add the garlic and fry for one minute.
2. Add the asparagus, peas, soya beans and spinach and stir fry for 1-2 minutes, until the spinach has wilted slightly.
3. Add the pasta and a little of the cooking water to the pan and stir to combine.
4. Stir in the lemon juice and zest and the herbs and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
5. To serve, divide the pasta among four bowls, sprinkle over the hazelnuts and parmesan shavings and drizzle with olive oil.


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