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Pasta Primavera

This healthy pasta primavera is brimming with spring vegetables and very quick to make. Use fresh peas if you can get them.

Serves 4

Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
Less than 10 minutes
Calories Per Serving
440
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Ingredients for  4  Servings

  • 50g
    Unsalted butter
  • 1
    Garlic clove, crushed
  • 200g
    Asparagus, blanched, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 150g
    Fresh peas, podded
  • 100g
    Frozen soya beans, defrosted
  • 100g
    Baby spinach
  • 400g
    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
  • To Serve

  • 25g
    Hazelnuts, toasted and lightly crushed
  • -
    Parmesan shavings, or similar vegetarian hard cheese shavings
  • -
    Olive oil, for drizzling

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 30 minutes
  • Cooking :
    Less than 10 minutes

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.