Now that it's late April and we've been having some beautiful weather, I'm unofficially declaring No obscure vegan ingredients needed for this lovely dairy-free spring pasta!
There's still plenty of tender veggies and creamy luxe sauces to be had, even if each of these dinner ideas are totally plant-based.
Vegan pasta recipes can be just as delicious as their creamy and cheesy counterparts!
Ingredients of Spring pasta - vegan
- You need of Pasta - cooked according to the type you’re using; i used orecchiette today - keep some of the cooking water to add.
- It's 1 bunch of asparagus - snap the woody ends off and then cut into 3cm slices (after snapping the ends off, this was just over 300g).
- Prepare 80 g of peas.
- Prepare of Some water.
- You need 1 tbsp of olive oil - + extra.
- Prepare 1 of wet garlic bulb sliced or 2-3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed.
- You need of Zest from 1 lemon (or even 2).
- It's of Juice of 1/2-1 lemon.
- It's 1 cup of chopped leafy herbs - today i used parsley and wild garlic; mint would be good too.
- It's of Butter (can be vegan) - optional.
- It's of Sea salt and black pepper.
- Prepare Handful of toasted pinenuts or crushed hazelnuts.
Spring pasta - vegan instructions
- Cook the pasta according to whichever type you’re using. When you drain it, keep some of the cooking water for the sauce..
- Get everything ready before starting as it’s quite quick to cook. Put the asparagus and peas in a pan (with a lid for later). Add water so it’s about 2 cm deep. Put the lid in. Bring to the boil and simmer until the asparagus goes bright green. It will only take 2 mins or so. This is steaming the vegetables so they keep their colour and crunch. Drain the vegetables and set to one side..
- Using the same pan (dry off any remaining water), heat the oil. Add the garlic and sauté for 2 mins..
- Add the peas and asparagus. Sauté for about 3-5 mins until they are tender..
- Add the herbs and lemon zest and juice to the asparagus mix. And stir in the pasta. Add 2-4 tbsp of the pasta cooking water..
- Take off the heat. If you want, stir about a tbsp of butter through so it melts. Or you could add a drizzle of olive oil..
- Add the nuts and stir through. Season with a generous pinch or two of sea salt and a few grinds of pepper. Enjoy 😋.
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