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Food Friday: Fridge Raid" Pasta.

A food Friday mix up with Ben Jackson and Janine Finch.

"Fridge Raid" Pasta:

This Was done literally how it says in the title. I let Ben Look into my Fridge, we picked out a few ingredients ( Seasonal too) and then came up with a dish on the spot. It was to show people how easy and quick it is to come up with a dish as great tasting and looking as this, Just by using up things that are in your fridge!

(Serves 2 -3)

Ingredients:

- Approximately 200g Fusilli Pasta or any pasta of your Choice
- 1/4 Leek sliced
- 2 Spring Onions chopped finely
- 2 cloves of Garlic
- 8 Asparagus Spears, wood end cut off
- 5-6 Purple Sprouting Broccoli Stems
- A handful of Petit Pois defrosted and drained
- Tbsp Of Wild Garlic Pesto or can use Basil Pesto
- Small Handful of Pea Shoots
- Cracked black Pepper

Method:

* Take of wood ends off the Asparagus and peel the outer layer at the bottom couple of inches and pop into Ice cold Water to keep them vivid green.

* Chop Purple Sprouting broccoli into 3 and pop into the Ice cold water too.

* In boiling water Cook the Asparagus and the Purple sprouting Broccoli for 2 minutes then plunge into Ice cold Water

* Cook Pasta to packet instructions in the same Pan with boiling water used for the Veg.

* Fry off your Onion, Leek and Garlic for a couple of Minutes adding a little Cracked Black pepper.

* Chop your Asparagus into 3 and add them and the Purple Sprouting Broccoli, stir for a minute or two.

* Drain your Pasta and keep a little water to pop into the frying pan to add a little moisture. Add your Pasta to the Vegetable mix now.

* Stir in your Pesto and cook for a minute making sure whilst stirring your pasta it is all coated with it.

* Pop in your Peas, stir for 30 seconds and then add your pea shoots. Add a little Salt to season and you are ready to serve!

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Duration:

9 minutes