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🍽️ Orecchiette pasta with creamy vegetable sauce
474 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 small broccoli
- 250 g green asparagus
- 4 tomatoes
- Olive oil (extra virgin)
- Salt
- Pepper (freshly ground)
- 400 g orecchiette pasta
Instructions
- 1. Wash the broccoli thoroughly and separate it into small florets.
- 2. Blanch the broccoli florets in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes (blanching means cooking briefly in boiling water).
- 3. Drain the broccoli and set aside 100 milliliters of the cooking water.
- 4. Puree one-third of the drained broccoli florets into a smooth paste.
- 5. Wash the asparagus and trim off the woody lower ends.
- 6. Cook the asparagus in boiling salted water for 12 minutes.
- 7. Let the asparagus drain well and cut it into longer pieces.
- 8. Wash the tomatoes and briefly pour boiling water over them.
- 9. Peel the skin off the tomatoes, halve them, and remove the core.
- 10. Cut the cored tomatoes into small cubes.
- 11. Cook the orecchiette pasta in plenty of salted water until al dente (firm to the bite) and drain.
- 12. Mix the drained pasta with the broccoli water, the broccoli puree, the asparagus pieces, 2 tablespoons of oil, and the tomato cubes.
- 13. Season the mixture generously with black pepper and add salt if needed.
- 14. Serve the dish immediately and top with freshly grated Pecorino or Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 474
- Protein: 19 g · Fett/Fat: 9 g · Carbs: 77 g