Tubetti with peas, broad beans and fresh herbs
Tubetti pasta
240g/8.5 oz
Vegetable broth
2l/quarts
White onion
1/2, sweet
Broad beans
100g/3.5 oz,
(white and sweet)
Peas
200g/7 oz,
(shelled)
Fresh herbs
80g/2.8 oz
Edible flowers
Mixed aromatic,
to garnish
Bring 200ml/7
fl oz of water to a boil and add salt. Add the peas and cook for 3 minutes.
Drain the peas and set aside the broth.
Boil the tubetti pasta in the strained pea broth.
Sauté half a sweet onion without allowing it to colour.
Add the peas to the onion, making sure to set aside a small handful.
Moisten with a ladle of broth.
Cook for 1 minute.
Puree the mixture in a blender while adjusting for salt and pepper.
Add the remaining extra virgin olive oil.
When the pasta is cooked, add it to the sauce, keeping it away from the heat.
Stir well.
Garnish with the reserved raw peas and the broad beans.
Arrange the herbs (thyme, wild fennel, marjoram, fresh oregano, savory, chives, and mint) and the edible flowers on top.
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