Important for Pasta Primavera
Fry the vegetables only briefly and thicken the sauce with pasta water so that the Primavera is juicy instead of heavy.
Cook the pasta until al dente and add the asparagus, zucchini and peas, lemon, parmesan and a little water. Fry the vegetables only briefly and thicken the sauce with water to make the Primavera juicy instead of heavy. Broccoli or sugar snap peas will suit depending on the season, pecorino replaces parmesan.
Why this recipe works
Fry the vegetables only briefly and thicken the sauce with pasta water to make the Primavera juicy instead of heavy. Cook the pasta al dente and add separately fried asparagus, zucchini and peas, lemon, Parmesan cheese and a little pasta water. Broccoli or sugar snap peas will match depending on the season, pecorino replaces parmesan.
Recipe
Cook the pasta until al dente, combine it with separately fried asparagus, zucchini and peas, lemon, parmesan and a little pasta water, fry the vegetables only briefly and thicken the sauce with pasta water to make the Primavera juicy instead of heavy.
Green asparagus: cut into pieces. Courgettes: dice. Organic lemon: grate the peel and squeeze out the juice. Parmesan: grate.
Pasta is cooked al dente and mixed with separately fried asparagus, zucchini and peas, lemon, parmesan and a little pasta water.
Fry the vegetables only briefly and thicken the sauce with pasta water so that the Primavera is juicy instead of heavy.
Toss the pasta and vegetables with enough cooking water to make a light sauce. Add the Parmesan, lemon grate and basil and serve the Primavera without further cooking time.
Kitchen know-how
Fry the vegetables only briefly and thicken the sauce with pasta water so that the Primavera is juicy instead of heavy.
Variations
Values are estimates and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
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