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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Pasta Twists with Mangetout, Lemon & Basil

A fresh-tasting, light summer dish…

400g fresh pasta twists
350g mangetout, trimmed
2 tbsp olive oil
Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
Juice of 1 lemon
Fresh basil, to serve

Cook the pasta and just before it is done, add the mangetout to it and cook briefly (just to heat through).

Drain the pasta and mangetout then put them back into the still-warm pan. Add the olive oil, lemon rind and juice, and a grinding of black pepper.

Serve immediately with a generous amount of fresh basil torn over the top.

The above recipes have been adapted from Rose Elliot’s Vegetarian Pasta – a recipe book I use over and over again. It’s full of fresh ideas and truly inspiring.