Glowing Green "Pasta" Primavera

Glowing Green "Pasta" Primaveran is a side dish that serves 2. One serving contains 199 calories, 11g of protein, and 4g of fat. For $3.51 per serving, this recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Oh She Glows requires leek, carrots, fresh peas, and fresh basil leaves. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. 18 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Overall, this recipe earns a spectacular spoonacular score of 98%. Try Green Pasta Primavera, Green Goddess Pasta Primavera, and Pasta Primavera With Green Garlic And Dandelion Greens for similar recipes.

Servings: 2

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 bunch asparagus, ends broken off and chopped into 1-inch pieces

2-3 large carrots, peeled and julienned

1/2 tablespoon coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil

3/4 cup fresh basil leaves

1 cup fresh or frozen peas.

1 small clove garlic

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 leek, thinly sliced into rounds and rinsed off

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt or pink Himalayan sea salt, or to taste

1 tablespoon water

Equipment:

paper towels

kitchen towels

peeler

frying pan

wok

food processor

Cooking instruction summary:

With a julienne peeler, peel the carrots into thin, spaghetti-like strands. Cover with a damp tea towel or damp paper towel to avoid it drying out.Add oil to a large skillet or wok, and preheat over medium. Add sliced leek and garlic and saute for 3-4 minutes, until soft and translucent. Add a couple pinches of salt and several grounds of pepper.Add the asparagus to the skillet and saute for around 8 minutes more, until tender. Increase heat if necessary. Finally, stir in the peas and cook until heated throughout.Meanwhile, make the pesto. Add the garlic into a food processor and process until minced. Now add in the basil and sun-dried tomatoes and process again until smooth. Finally, add the rest of the ingredients and process again until combined and smooth.Stir all the pesto into the vegetable skillet mixture and cook until heated throughout. Season to taste.Serve the vegetable pesto mixture on top of the carrot pasta.

 

Step by step:


1. With a julienne peeler, peel the carrots into thin, spaghetti-like strands. Cover with a damp tea towel or damp paper towel to avoid it drying out.

2. Add oil to a large skillet or wok, and preheat over medium.

3. Add sliced leek and garlic and saute for 3-4 minutes, until soft and translucent.

4. Add a couple pinches of salt and several grounds of pepper.

5. Add the asparagus to the skillet and saute for around 8 minutes more, until tender. Increase heat if necessary. Finally, stir in the peas and cook until heated throughout.Meanwhile, make the pesto.

6. Add the garlic into a food processor and process until minced. Now add in the basil and sun-dried tomatoes and process again until smooth. Finally, add the rest of the ingredients and process again until combined and smooth.Stir all the pesto into the vegetable skillet mixture and cook until heated throughout. Season to taste.

7. Serve the vegetable pesto mixture on top of the carrot pasta.


Nutrition Information:

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203k Calories
10g Protein
4g Total Fat
35g Carbs
100% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
203k
10%

Fat
4g
7%

  Saturated Fat
0.68g
4%

Carbohydrates
35g
12%

  Sugar
13g
15%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
359mg
16%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
10g
22%

Vitamin A
15501IU
310%

Vitamin K
181µg
173%

Vitamin C
57mg
70%

Manganese
1mg
59%

Folate
214µg
54%

Fiber
11g
46%

Iron
7mg
41%

Vitamin B1
0.61mg
40%

Copper
0.69mg
35%

Vitamin B6
0.62mg
31%

Potassium
1000mg
29%

Vitamin B2
0.48mg
28%

Vitamin E
4mg
27%

Phosphorus
250mg
25%

Vitamin B3
4mg
24%

Magnesium
84mg
21%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Calcium
149mg
15%

Selenium
7µg
11%

Vitamin B5
1mg
10%

covered percent of daily need
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