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Asparagus and fresh tagliolini with watercress sauce

By Abigail Donnelly
3 to 4
Easy
10 minutes
10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 250 g asparagus tips
  • 250 g fresh tagliolini
  • Parmesan, shaved, for serving
  • For the sauce

  • ½ cup organic cheese
  • ½ cup vegetable stock
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 30 g watercress, chopped

Method

Drop the asparagus tips into a large saucepan of boiling salted water. Blanch for a few minutes until tender-crisp and bright green. Remove using a slotted spoon. Stir the pasta into the reserved asparagus water and cook for a few minutes until the strands fl oat to the top and are al dente.
Drain well then add the sauce to the pasta and toss (if necessary, loosen with a little more cream or stock). Top with the asparagus spears, sprinkle generously with shaved Parmesan and serve.

To make the sauce: In a saucepan over a high heat, add the cream, stock, garlic and a little seasoning and reduce until lightly thickened. Stir in the chopped watercress.