PASTA PRIMAVERA
PASTA PRIMAVERA
PASTA PRIMAVERA

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
  • 400g/14oz tagliatelle (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
  • 25g/1oz hazelnuts
  • toasted and lightly crushed
  • parmesan shavings
  • or similar vegetarian hard cheese shavings
  • olive oil
  • for drizzling
Directions
  • Heat the butter in a pan
  • add the garlic and fry for one minute.
  • Add the asparagus
  • peas
  • soya beans and spinach and stir fry for 1-2 minutes
  • until the spinach has wilted slightly.
  • Add the pasta and a little of the cooking water to the pan and stir to combine.
  • Stir in the lemon juice and zest and the herbs and season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • To serve
  • divide the pasta among four bowls
  • sprinkle over the hazelnuts and parmesan shavings and drizzle with olive oil.