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Pasta with Spring Vegetables and Lemon

This creamy, bright dish tastes just like spring, and features all of your favorite vegetables. It may become your go-to spring pasta dish!
Ready In 35 minutes
Meal Type Main Dish, Pasta
Good For Spring
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 ounces (225g) uncooked pasta
  • 1 cup (170g) fresh English peas
  • 2 tablespoons (30g) butter
  • 1 medium clove garlic, minced
  • 1 pound (450g) asparagus, tough ends discarded and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • ½ cup (125mL) heavy cream
  • Zest and juice of 1 medium lemon
  • ½ cup (50g) freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, plus several more tablespoons for garnish
  • ¼ cup (8g) chiffonade of fresh mint
  • 1 ½ ounces (43g) fresh pea shoots

Step by Step Instructions
 

Step 1

  • Set two salted pots of water to boil, one small; one large.

Step 2

  • Boil the English peas for 3 minutes, then drain and set aside. Add the pasta to the larger pot of boiling water (you will cook it just short of al dente).

Step 3

  • While the pasta is cooking, heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and asparagus, and saute for 2 minutes. Add the wine, and cook for a further 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low.

Step 4

  • Add the cream and lemon zest, and heat to a gentle simmer, then add the cheese and stir until well-combined. Stir in the peas. Season with salt and pepper, and set aside.

Step 5

  • Drain the pasta, add to the skillet, and stir to coat. Add the pea shoots, and cook for a minute or two over medium-low heat, until the pea shoots have just begun to wilt. Remove from heat. Squeeze lemon generously over the finished dish, and stir to combine.

Step 6

  • Divide the pasta evenly between four serving dishes, top with mint and Parmigiano-Reggiano, and serve.