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CREAMY PEA AND ROCKET LINGUINI TWISTS SERVED WITH FRESH RICOTTA AND BABY BUTTON MUSHROOMS
Creamy pea and rocket linguini twists served with fresh ricotta and baby button mushrooms
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How to:

Make your own pasta

Place 500 g flour on a clean work surface then create a well.

Add 6 free-range to the well then carefully incorporate into the flour, with 1 T olive oil and ½ t salt, until a dough begins to form.

Knead the dough until supple, then cover with clingfilm and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Dust the work surface with some semolina flour then, using a rolling pin or pasta-rolling machine, roll out the pasta dough to your desired thickness.

Using a flower-shaped cookie-cutter, cut out flower shapes from the dough.

Place a saucepan of water over a high heat. Add a little salt then bring to the boil.

Add the pasta cutouts then cook for a few minutes, until al dente.



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Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly
Serves: 4
Dietary considerations: Fat conscious
Category: Vegetarian / Easy / Kid-friendly
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
500 g linguini
200 g freshly frozen petits pois
1 x 60 g pack rocket, watercress and baby spinach
3 cloves garlic, smashed
250 g crème fraîche
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 x 125 g packs baby button mushrooms
2 T olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1 x 280 g tub ricotta
Cooking instructions:

Boil the linguini in a large saucepan until al dente.

Blanch the petits pois and salad leaves in another saucepan for 30 seconds. Remove and drain. Refresh in a bowl of ice-cold water.

Add the blanched peas, leaves, garlic and crème fraîche to a large mixing bowl.

Blend together using a hand blender to form a purée.
Season to taste.

Fry the button mushrooms in olive oil, in a pan over a medium to high heat, until golden brown and cooked through.

Coat the warm linguini in the pea purée, in a large mixing bowl.

Twirl the pasta into little nests, using a fork, and place on serving dishes.

Cut wedges of ricotta, for serving.Scatter over the mushrooms. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Finish with a good drizzle of olive oil.


Per serving: 2272 kJ, 19.7 g protein, 23.5 g fat, 62.4 g carbs

Wine: Oak Valley Pinot Noir 2007


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