A simple pasta tossed with garlic and olive oil and a lot of yard to table vegetables.
By Rinku Bhattacharya
Pasta Primavera
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
A simple pasta tossed with garlic and olive oil and a lot of yard to table vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup of dried pasta (any shape, I am partial to bow-ties)
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 11/2 tablespoons butter
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup chopped tender asparagus
- 1/2 cup fresh green peas
- 1/2 cup corn fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup chopped chives or garlic chives
- 11/2 tablespoons minced thyme
- 1 lime or lemon
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in plenty of water and salt for about 7 to 8 minutes or al dente per package instructions.
- Heat the oil and the butter and add in the garlic and gently cook stirring frequently until the garlic is a pale toffee color and very fragrant.
- Add in the red pepper flakes, stir in the asparagus, green peas, corn and cook for about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the pasta, working quickly to let the pasta and the ingredients coat well. Add salt to taste.
- Add in the chives, thyme and squeeze in the lime or lemon juice.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Main
