Vegetable Vermicelli
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 pound brown, white, or oyster mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 medium leek, white and light green parts, washed
- 1 teaspoon cracked pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 small turnip, peeled
- 1 medium carrot, peeled
- 1 small zucchini, with skin
- 1 yellow crookneck squash, with skin
- 1/4 pound Chinese snow peas
- 1 tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced
- 3/4 cup tomato juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 pound vermicelli
- Grated Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh chives, for garnish
- Clean all vegetables and slice into fine julienne, 1/16 inch by 3 inches.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Cook mushrooms until slightly colored.
- Add garlic, cook briefly, and reduce heat to moderate.
- Add leeks with cracked pepper and cook about a minute.
- Then add salt, turnip, carrot, zucchini, yellow squash, and snow peas.
- Cook until vegetables soften, about 3 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, tomato juice, lemon juice, and water.
- Bring to a boil and whisk in remaining tablespoon butter.
- Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese.
- Meanwhile, bring a large stockpot of salted water to a boil.
- Cook vermicelli until al dente.
- Try to time it so that pasta is done just when vegetables are cooked.
- Drain, transfer to vegetable mixture, and toss to combine.
- Ladle into bowls and garnish with grated Parmesan and chives.
- Serve immediately.
unsalted butter, brown, garlic, cracked pepper, salt, carrot, zucchini, crookneck squash, peas, tomato, tomato juice, lemon juice, water, parmesan cheese, vermicelli, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/vegetable-vermicelli-recipe.html (may not work)