Pasta With Young Veggie Recipe

Ingredients

  • torchietti - 175g

  • small red pepper - 1, seeded and chopped

  • spring onions - 4, sliced

  • whole baby carrots - 175g

  • whole baby sweetcorn - 75g

  • mangetouts - 75g, topped and tailed

  • thin asparagus spears - 175g, cut in half

  • chives - 1 tbsp, snipped

  • fresh parsley - 1 tbsp, chopped

  • lemon juice - 1 tbsp

  • milk

  • cottage cheese - 75ml

  • low-fat yogurt - 75ml

  • ground black pepper and salt

  • sun-dried tomato bread - to serve

Method

  • First, cook the thin asparagus spears in a pan of boiling salted water for 5 minutes, add the mangatouts halfway through the cooking time. Drain. Cook the red pepper, spring onions, baby sweetcorn, baby carrots. Drain.

  • Then, cook the pasta in boiling salted water until tender, drain.

  • Process the parsley, cottage cheese, lemon juice and yogurt in a blender, season with pepper and salt, process until smooth, add a little milk to thin the sauce.

  • Stir the sauce into the pasta and vegetables, toss carefully, and transfer to serving plate. Scatter the chives on top and serve with sun-dried tomato bread. Serves 2-3.

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