Bucatini with Fresh Pea Pesto & Whole Fruit Lemon Olive Oil
Serves 4 | Prep Time: 45 minutesIngredients1½ cups fresh peas
1 small garlic clove
1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
¼ teaspoon sea salt, plus more for pasta water
1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp Vin'Oliva Whole Fruit Lemon Lemon Fused Extra Olive Oil
1 lb. Vicidomini Bucatini (or similar)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
20 cherry tomatoes
2 Tbsp mint leaves
4 Tbsp pine nuts, toasted and cooled
4 oz diced, broiled prosciutto*
Freshly Cracked Pepper – La Boîte Epice Pierre Poivre
Preparation:
Bring a small saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add peas and cook for 2 minutes. Drain peas then add to an ice bath for about one minute to stop cooking and drain again. In a sauté pan over medium heat add a tablespoon ofWhole Fruit Lemon Olive Oil. Add tomatoes and sauté for one minute.
Set aside 1/2 cup peas. Add the remaining cup of peas in the work bowl of a food processor with garlic, 2 tablespoons pine nuts, 1/3 cup parmesan, lemon juice and salt. Process until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl as necessary. With the processor running, drizzle in lemon olive oil.
Cook Bucatini until al dente. Reserve about one cup pasta water then drain bucatini and return it to pot. Over moderate heat, toss pasta with the pesto, cherry tomatoes, reserved peas and one cup pasta water to smooth and distribute pesto; let cook for one minute so that the pesto adheres. Adjust salt to taste, add freshly ground black pepper if desired. Garnished each plate with fresh mint, 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts and crispy prosciutto.
* Place prosciutto on baking pan and broil on low in oven for about 2 minutes until golden and crispy
1 small garlic clove
1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
¼ teaspoon sea salt, plus more for pasta water
1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp Vin'Oliva Whole Fruit Lemon Lemon Fused Extra Olive Oil
1 lb. Vicidomini Bucatini (or similar)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
20 cherry tomatoes
2 Tbsp mint leaves
4 Tbsp pine nuts, toasted and cooled
4 oz diced, broiled prosciutto*
Freshly Cracked Pepper – La Boîte Epice Pierre Poivre
Preparation:
Bring a small saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add peas and cook for 2 minutes. Drain peas then add to an ice bath for about one minute to stop cooking and drain again. In a sauté pan over medium heat add a tablespoon ofWhole Fruit Lemon Olive Oil. Add tomatoes and sauté for one minute.
Set aside 1/2 cup peas. Add the remaining cup of peas in the work bowl of a food processor with garlic, 2 tablespoons pine nuts, 1/3 cup parmesan, lemon juice and salt. Process until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl as necessary. With the processor running, drizzle in lemon olive oil.
Cook Bucatini until al dente. Reserve about one cup pasta water then drain bucatini and return it to pot. Over moderate heat, toss pasta with the pesto, cherry tomatoes, reserved peas and one cup pasta water to smooth and distribute pesto; let cook for one minute so that the pesto adheres. Adjust salt to taste, add freshly ground black pepper if desired. Garnished each plate with fresh mint, 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts and crispy prosciutto.
* Place prosciutto on baking pan and broil on low in oven for about 2 minutes until golden and crispy