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  • Spring Pea Linguine

    Ingredients

    • 400g linguine pasta, preferably wholemeal
    • 500g frozen peas
    • 250g sugar snap peas, trimmed
    • 250ml regular milk or soy milk
    • 20ml olive oil
    • 1 small red onion, chopped
    • 1 clove garlic, crushed
    • ¼ cup roughly chopped basil
    • ¼ cup roughly chopped mint
    • 60g baby spinach
    • 15ml lemon juice
    • 20g hazelnuts
    • 75g goats cheese (optional)

    Method

    1. Cook linguine in a large saucepan of boiling water. Drain and keep warm, reserving ¼ cup cooking liquid.
    2. Blanch peas and sugar snap peas in boiling water then drain. Place half the peas (not sugar snaps) in a food processor or blender with milk and blend in 10 seconds bursts until combined and roughly chopped. Set aside.
    3. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened then add garlic and cook for another minute. Stir through blended pea mixture, simmer for a couple of minutes then toss through linguine, sugar snaps, remaining peas, herbs, baby spinach and lemon juice. Add reserved cooking liquid to loosen the sauce if necessary.

    Recipe Notes

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    Nutrition per serving

    2665
    kJ
    18.47g
    Fat
    5.38g
    Sat. Fat
    83.73g
    Carbs
    15.36g
    Sugars
    20.06g
    Fibre
    28.01g
    Protein
    149mg
    Sodium
    612
    per 100 g
    4.24g
    per 100 g
    1.23g
    per 100 g
    19.23g
    per 100 g
    3.53g
    per 100 g
    4.61g
    per 100 g
    6.43g
    per 100 g
    34mg
    per 100 g

    Acknowledgements

    Recipe originally published by Nutrition Australia and created by Sanitarium.