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🥗 Pasta and Asparagus Salad with Pine Nuts

544 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 g whole wheat penne
• salt
• 800 g green asparagus
• 4 tbsp pine nuts
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp hot mustard
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 bunch herbs (e.g. chervil, chives, dill)
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add some salt.
2. 2. Cook the pasta in this salted water until it is al dente. Follow the instructions on the package.
3. 3. Drain the pasta in a colander.
4. 4. Rinse the pasta immediately with cold water to stop the cooking process.
5. 5. Let the pasta drain well.
6. 6. Wash the asparagus thoroughly under running water.
7. 7. Cut off the woody, lower ends of the asparagus.
8. 8. Cut the asparagus into pieces about 3 centimeters long.
9. 9. Boil the asparagus pieces in salted water for about 6 minutes.
10. 10. Remove the asparagus from the water.
11. 11. Shock the asparagus with cold water.
12. 12. Let the asparagus drain.
13. 13. Heat a pan without any fat.
14. 14. Toast the pine nuts in the pan until golden brown.
15. 15. Let the toasted pine nuts cool down.
16. 16. Put vinegar and lemon juice into a small bowl.
17. 17. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water.
18. 18. Add the oil.
19. 19. Add mustard and honey.
20. 20. Whisk all the ingredients for the vinaigrette well together.
21. 21. Wash the herbs.
22. 22. Shake the herbs dry.
23. 23. Chop the herbs finely.
24. 24. Add the chopped herbs to the vinaigrette.
25. 25. Season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
26. 26. Mix the pasta and asparagus with the vinaigrette.
27. 27. Distribute the salad onto small bowls.
28. 28. Sprinkle the salad with the cooled pine nuts.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 544
• Protein: 21 g · Fett/Fat: 21 g · Carbs: 67 g