Linguini Spring Vegetables
- 1 pound pasta, linguine
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 10 each mushrooms sliced
- 8 each asparagus blanched
- 4 each baby artichokes sliced
- 1 each sweet red bell peppers sliced
- 6 each onions sliced
- 4 ounces sundried tomatoes
- 24 each fava beans blanched
- 1/2 cup olive oil, extra-virgin
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 ounces parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
- Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil with oil and salt.
- Prepare all vegetables.
- Bring small pot of water to a boil to blanch asparagus, Fava beans and artichokes, reserve water to rehydrate sun dried tomatoes.
- Blanch each for 2 minutes and refresh in an ice bath reserve.
- Slice Cremini mushrooms, peppers, Cipollini onions, Sundried tomatoes and asparagus 1/4 inch thick.
- Chop garlic fine and grate cheese.
- Next heat a large saute pan with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil over medium flame.
- Add the garlic, onions, peppers and mushrooms, cook 2 to 3 min.
- until they begin to brown, then add the Sundried tomato and all other vegetables, continue to cook 5 minutes stirring often.
- Season with salt and pepper, add herb puree and the extra virgin olive oil, toss all 2 minutes, adjust the season, and sprinkle grated cheese into pasta while continuing to toss.
- Serve pasta in large bowls, additional cheese can be grated on top, garnish with a sprig of parsley.
- Place all in a blender and pulse until herbs are smooth.
- Reserve in air tight container all ready to use.
pasta, salt, mushrooms, blanched, sweet red bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, fava beans blanched, olive oil, vegetable oil, parmesan
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/linguini-spring-vegetables-46932 (may not work)