Description
A quick and impressive pea pasta dish combining bright flavors of lemon, fresh mint, and a hint of luxury from truffle oil.
Ingredients
Scale
- Any type pasta
- Frozen peas
- Juice from half a lemon
- Lemon zest
- Fresh mint leaves
- Truffle oil
- Good quality olive oil
- Salt
- Freshly cracked pepper
- Goat cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions.
- Add the frozen peas to the pasta during the last 2 minutes of cooking.
- Drain the pasta and peas, and rinse under cold water if serving as a salad.
- Combine the cooked pasta and peas with lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, and truffle oil in a bowl.
- Fold in chopped fresh mint leaves gently.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add crumbled goat cheese if desired.
- Serve warm or chill in the refrigerator to serve as a salad.
Notes
This recipe is flexible; you can substitute ingredients as needed and still achieve great flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: pea pasta, lemon pasta, mint recipe, quick dinner, vegetarian, truffle oil