PRIMAVERA SAUCE

Primavera Sauce is the perfect springtime hearty sauce recipe, with a light flavor. Ideal to turn plain pasta into a great meal filled with fresh garden vegetables.

Serves: 4

Preparation Time:25 minutes

Total Cooking Time:10-15 minutes

Ingredients.

1 cup (155 gr - 5 oz) frozen broad beans

200 gr (6 1/2 oz) sugar snap peas

155 gr (5 oz) fresh asparagus spears

30 gr ( 1 oz) butter

l cup (250 ml - 8 fl oz) cream

60 gr (2 oz) freshly grated Parmesan

Amount suggested for 500g pasta (1lb)

Directions

Cook the pasta in a large pan of rapidly boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and

Cook the beans in a pan of boiling water for 2 minutes. Plunge them into iced water and then drain Remove and discard the skins from the broad beans-you can usually just squeeze them out, otherwise carefully slit the skins first.

Trim the stalks from the peas and break the woody ends from the asparagus spears Cut the asparagus into short lengths.

Melt the butter In a heavy- based pan Add the vegetables, cream and Parmesan Simmer gently over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until the peas and asparagus are bright green and just tender .Seasons with some salt and pepper Pour the Sauce over the warm pasta and toss to combine. Serve immediately .

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