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Pasta
Primavera Recipe
A light and fresh Pasta Primavera Recipe - it's a vegetable and herb
celebration of Spring on a plate.
We've put together a delicious recipe to celebrate Spring and the
renewal of the world after Winter. It's light and colourful tasty and
fresh, and above all it's healthy and full of energy. It's made from
vegetables, herbs, olive oil and a little white wine, and
is a dish suitable for absolutely everyone. Go ahead and try it for
yourself - you won't be
sorry.
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Ingredients
for Two People (just multiply for more)
- 150g./5ozs. Fresh pasta (or use dried penne as
we did to demonstrate).
- One clove of garlic - finely chopped.
- One large onion - chopped into fairly chunky
pieces.
- A medium sized courgette/zucchini - cut into
roughly 3/4"/2cm. dice.
- One stalk of spring celery finely sliced.
- Half a red bell pepper - roasted and cut into
medium dice (as above).
- Three or four large mushrooms - sliced and
browned in a little olive oil.
- One smallish beef tomato roughly chopped.
- 2ozs. about 50g. fresh peas.
- 2ozs. about 50g. fresh green beans sliced.
- Half a dozen small brocolli florettes.
- A selection of fresh herbs - we used: parsley,
thyme, mint, basil, oregano and marjoram, but you can use almost any
fresh herb.
- Two tablespoons of good quality olive oil.
- 2ozs. about 50g. freshly grated parmesan to
sprinkle.
- A small glass of dry white wine or dry sherry -
112ml./4fl.ozs.
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
And this is
what you'll do:
Pasta
Primavera Recipe Method
- OK - bring the peas to the boil in a pan of
water and boil for two minutes.
- Add the green beans and boil one minute more.
- Add the brocolli - bring back to the boil and
then remove from the heat, cover and leave for five minutes.
- Drain and refresh in cold water - set to one
side.
- Now - brown the onions in the olive oil with
the celery for about five minutes.
- Reduce the heat and add the garlic - cook a
further 2 - 3 minutes.
- Add the wine, pepper, mushrooms, peas, beans
and brocolli and stir over a medium heat for two minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile - bring a large pan of salted water
to the boil and throw in your pasta - roughly two minutes for fresh
pasta or follow the instructions on the packet if you're using
dried.
- Drain the pasta and throw in the sauce -
tossing well.
- Turn onto a large serving plate and garnish
with your fresh herbs.
- Serve into warm bowls and sprinkle with the
parmesan.
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