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🍝 Pasta with Green Asparagus and Tomatoes

504 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
  2. 2. Add salt and the pasta to the boiling water.
  3. 3. Cook the pasta until it is al dente.
  4. 4. Wash the asparagus thoroughly.
  5. 5. Peel the bottom two-thirds of the asparagus stalks.
  6. 6. Cut the stalks into pieces about 2 cm in size.
  7. 7. Wash the tomatoes.
  8. 8. Remove the stems from the tomatoes.
  9. 9. Halve the tomatoes.
  10. 10. Heat a pan without fat.
  11. 11. Toast the pine nuts in the pan until golden brown.
  12. 12. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and set them aside.
  13. 13. Add oil to the same pan.
  14. 14. Heat the oil.
  15. 15. Sauté the asparagus pieces slowly over low heat for about 5 minutes.
  16. 16. Season the asparagus with salt and pepper.
  17. 17. Add a little water if the pan is too dry.
  18. 18. Check if the asparagus is cooked but still has a bite.
  19. 19. Add the halved tomatoes to the asparagus.
  20. 20. Let the tomatoes heat up in the asparagus for about 1–2 minutes.
  21. 21. Wash the basil.
  22. 22. Shake the basil dry.
  23. 23. Pluck the leaves from the stems.
  24. 24. Reserve a few leaves for decoration.
  25. 25. Chop the rest of the basil roughly.
  26. 26. Drain the pasta.
  27. 27. Save some of the pasta water.
  28. 28. Add the drained pasta to the asparagus-tomato mixture.
  29. 29. Add the pine nuts to the pan.
  30. 30. Add the chopped basil to the pan.
  31. 31. Add some pasta water if necessary.
  32. 32. Mix everything well.
  33. 33. Divide the pasta among four plates.
  34. 34. Garnish the dishes with the remaining basil leaves.

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