Asparagus and lemon pasta
Asparagus and lemon pasta

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, asparagus and lemon pasta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Asparagus and lemon pasta is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Asparagus and lemon pasta is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have asparagus and lemon pasta using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Asparagus and lemon pasta:
  1. Get 2 Serves
  2. Take 80 –100g dried pasta per person (calamarata rings here)
  3. Get 12-14 fresh asparagus spears
  4. Take 3-4 tbsp. butter
  5. Take 1 lemon
  6. Make ready 30-40 g freshly grated Parmesan
Steps to make Asparagus and lemon pasta:
  1. Put a large pan of salty water on the boil for the pasta. Break off the wooden ends of the asparagus and wash them thoroughly. Chop off the tips and reserve, slice the stems on the diagonal into about 1cm pieces.
  2. Fillet the lemon – slice the top and bottom off the lemon. Run the knife along the sides from top to bottom, slicing off strips of the peel including the pith. Then cut out segments, running the knife in on the diagonal very close to the membrane - the segments should just drop from the fruit.
  3. Put the pasta into the boiling water and cook according to the packet instructions. 3 minutes before the end of cooking time throw in the chopped asparagus. When ready, drain it into a colander, reserving a cupful of the cooking water.
  4. Place a large pan or skillet over high heat. Add the butter, let it foam up, then add the asparagus tips. A minute later add the lemon pieces, turn up the heat and let the lemon dissolve. Mix in a third of the grated Parmesan.
  5. Tip the drained pasta and asparagus into the pan, add some cooking water to make up the sauce, top with another third of Parmesan and toss it well in the sauce. Divide between plates and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.

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