Thursday, May 21, 2009

Week 2

  • Asparagus
  • Basil
  • Bibb lettuce
  • Bok choy
  • Salad mix
  • Spinach
  • Strawberries
  • Turnips

Recipes:
Strawberry spinach salad
-spinach, strawberries
Lettuce wraps
-bibb lettuce, radishes
Chicken fried rice with bok choy
-bok choy
Asparagus stir fry
- asparagus, spina
ch, basil
Straw and hay fettuccine
(Recipe to follow)
-asparagus, spinach

Straw and Hay Fettuccine Tangle
with Spring Asparagus Puree
From: "Super Natural Cooking" by Heidi Swanson


1 bunch asparagus spears, trimmed and halved crosswise
3 handfuls of baby spinach leaves
2 cloves garlic
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
1 cup toasted pine nuts
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for topping
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
4 ounces dried spinach fettuccine, or 6 ounces fresh
4 ounces dried egg fettuccine, or 6 ounces fresh

Bring 2 pots of water to a rolling boil, one large and one medium. You'll use the large one to cook the pasta and the medium one to blanch the asparagus.

To make the asparagus puree, salt the asparagus water and drop the spears into the pot. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes, or until the spears are bright green and barely tender. Drain and transfer to a food processor (preferably) or a blender. Add the spinach, garlic, the 1 cup Parmesan, and 3/4 cup of the pine nuts. Puree and, with the motor running, drizzle in the 1/4 cup of olive oil until a paste forms. It should be the loose consistency of a pesto; if too thick, thin it with a bit of the pasta water. Add the lemon juice and salt, then taste and adjust the seasoning.

Salt the pasta water well and cook the pasta until just tender; you'll need less time for fresh pasta, more time for dried. Drain and toss immediately with 1 cup of the asparagus puree, stirring in more afterward depending on how heavily coated you like your pasta. Serve sprinkled with the remaining 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts, a dusting of Parmesean, and a quick drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.

Serves 4-6

1 comment:

  1. i realli love strawberries, is my favourite fruit <3

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