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Creamy pasta with spring vegetables
45 minutes
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Introduction
This makes a refreshing pasta meal especially great if you can get fresh peas, asparagus and broad beans.
Oven temperature
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Steps
PREP
Trim and cut asparagus into 5 cm lengths
Wash the leek and cut into small slices
Peel and mince the garlic
Chop mint
Grate most of the parmesan, but make some shavings for serving
INSTRUCTIONS
Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil and cook the pasta until al dente. Slow cooker garlic butter pulled pork
Blanch peas and asparagus for 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and plunge into cold water.
Cook broad beans in the same saucepan for 2 minutes, drain, plunge into cold water then slip off the outer skins. Set aside.
Melt butter in a deep-frying pan, add leek and garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.
Add wine and cook until almost evaporated.
Add cream and cook for 3-4 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Stir through the peas, asparagus, and broad beans for 1 minute to warm through then toss through pasta, mint and parmesan.
Season to taste and serve sprinkled with extra parmesan
Cooks tips
Be careful not to overcook the asparagus as it loses its flavour and become soggy! The secret with this dish is to just cook all the vegetables and put them in iced water straight away.
Serve with
Parmesan Shavings
Wine pairing
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Ingredients
400g spaghetti
130g frozen baby peas
1 bunch asparagus
300g frozen broad beans
40g butter
1 leek,
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup (125ml) white wine
300ml double cream
2 sprigs mint
25g (1/4 cup) freshly grated parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
Seasonings