Asparagus and fresh tagliolini with watercress sauce
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- Abigail Donnelly
- 3 to 4
- Easy
- Fat conscious Pescatarian
- 10 minutes
- 10 minutes
- Waterford Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Ingredients
- 250 g asparagus tips
- 250 g fresh tagliolini
- Parmesan, shaved, for serving
- For the sauce
- ½ cup organic cheese
- ½ cup vegetable stock
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 30 g watercress, chopped
Cooking Instructions
Drop the asparagus tips into a large saucepan of boiling salted water. Blanch for a few minutes until tender-crisp and bright green. Remove using a slotted spoon. Stir the pasta into the reserved asparagus water and cook for a few minutes until the strands fl oat to the top and are al dente.
Drain well then add the sauce to the pasta and toss (if necessary, loosen with a little more cream or stock). Top with the asparagus spears, sprinkle generously with shaved Parmesan and serve.
To make the sauce: In a saucepan over a high heat, add the cream, stock, garlic and a little seasoning and reduce until lightly thickened. Stir in the chopped watercress.
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