Toasted Spaghetti Primavera
- 1 cup fresh English peas, shelled, shells reserved, or 1 cup frozen peas
- 4 cups snap peas
- Fine sea salt
- 1 small Romanesco broccoli, cut into small florets
- 12 sugar snap peas
- 20 1-inch-long carrots, cleaned
- 4 thin asparagus spears
- 6 very small French breakfast radishes, trimmed
- About 6 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1 teaspoon finely grated garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced green garlic
- 1 teaspoon chopped capers
- 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon red miso paste
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 pound bucatini
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced parsley
- Bring 4 cups water to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, add pea shells and steep for 90 minutes.
- Strain and cool.
- Discard shells and reserve 2 cups of broth.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil.
- Prepare an ice-water bath.
- Drop the peas into the boiling water and cook until just soft, about 2 minutes (30 seconds if frozen).
- Using a strainer, transfer the peas to the ice water, then remove and roughly chop.
- Return water to a boil.
- Boil the Romanesco and sugar snaps for 30 seconds; transfer to ice water with a slotted spoon.
- Boil carrots for 1 to 3 minutes and transfer them to the ice water.
- Save boiling water for the pasta, adding more water and salt as needed.
- Carefully separate the sugar snaps in half along their seams so that half of the peas remain hinged on each half of the shell.
- Using a vegetable peeler or mandoline, slice asparagus and radishes lengthwise.
- Spread on a baking sheet.
- Toss with olive oil.
- Season with salt.
- In a large saucepan set over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Add the garlic, green garlic, capers, pepper flakes and a large pinch of salt.
- Saute until fragrant but before the garlic browns, 30 to 60 seconds.
- Add the pea broth and the miso paste and bring to a boil.
- Add the peas, sugar snaps, carrots and Romanesco.
- Season to taste with salt, miso, lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Remove from the heat and keep warm.
- About 20 minutes before serving, break the pasta into 2-inch pieces and place on a baking sheet.
- Coat with 2 tablespoons olive oil and toast in the oven until golden, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Immediately transfer to the boiling salted water and cook until al dente.
- Transfer to the miso broth.
- Set over medium heat and stir until well combined and hot.
- Portion the pasta and broth into 4 bowls.
- Top each with a few slices of asparagus and radish, a sprinkle of parsley and, if you choose, miners lettuce or edible pansies.
- Drizzle with olive oil.
peas, peas, salt, broccoli, sugar, carrots, thin, radishes, olive oil, garlic, green garlic, capers, redpepper, red miso, lemon, bucatini, parsley
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014235 (may not work)