Yes, I'm still on the asparagus kick. While my lady was on line buying ingredients, two locals passed on their email to her asking for the recipe.
I made this dish on Saturday and the book club folks thoroughly enjoyed both the Asparagus and Lemon Pasta from Gourmet and the Radish and Pine Nut Salad. They also enjoyed the book: You Must Remember This by Joyce Carol Oates.
Asparagus Lemon Pasta
1 1/2 pounds asparagus, trimmed and cut diagonally in 1/2 inch pieces (preferably thin asparagus
1 lb. angel hair pasta
3 tbsp unsalted butter
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp freshly grated lemon zest (from about 3 lemons)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup finely chopped freshly chopped parsley
Accompaniment: freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Steam asparagus until crisp tender (approximately 3 minutes). Transfer asparagus to a colander and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Drain asparagus well.
In a deep 6 quart kettle bring 5 quarts salted water to boil for pasta
In a deep 12-inch skillet heat butter and cream over moderately low heat until butter is melted and stir in zest, lemon juice and salt. Remove skillet from heat and keep sauce warm, covered
Add pasta to boiling water and boil, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Ladle 1/2 cup past water into the sauce and drain the pasta in a colander.
Immediately add pasta and asparagus to sauce and cook over moderate heat, tossing, 1 minute, or until heated through. Add parsley and salt and pepper to taste and toss well.
Sprinkle pasta with a little Parmesan and serve more Parmesan on the side.
Radish and Pine Nut Salad
5 tsp red-wine vinegar
6 tlb olive oil
8 cups lettuce (this called for red leaf-I used water cress and red leaf)
1 cup julienne strips of radish
1/3 cup pine nuts lightly toasted
-In large bowl whisk vinegar, salt and pepper to taste, add oil whisking, whisk until emulsified
-add shredded lettuce, radish, pine nuts and toss well
-line each plate with whole lettuce leaves and divide up salad
4 comments:
OK, the Radish and Pine Nut Salad sounds amazing, but that pasta - OMG!!! We just had roasted asparagus for dinner with lemon and olive oil and it was delicious, but I'm DYING to make that pasta. It might have to be our splurge dinner this week. I have to calculate the points!
Keep 'em coming Christine, Keep 'em coming!
The meal was delicious. The salad had such crisp clean flavors it was very refreshing. The pasta was amazing. Even though it has cream in it, it was very light. You will not feel weighed down by this meal
Christine - I made this for my cousin and his partner last night and it was a smashing success! I used whole wheat penne for the pasta but otherwise made it per your recipe. Great meal! I wish we could have made it with Hadley Grass -- but the asparagus we found was good. Excellent recipe!
I loved this meal,I agree with all the comments Nic said.That & the bohemian highway served with it had me feeling like dancing through a field of queen anne's lace on a lovely summers eve!!!
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