Green pea and ricotta orecchiette with thyme gremolata
9
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Total time: 20 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 1 • Difficulty: Easy
Gremolata is an Italian herbed paste made from thyme, garlic and lemon zest and goes perfectly on top of this peas and ricotta pasta.
Ingredients
Dry orecchiette pasta
60 g
Frozen green peas
¼ cup(s), (30g)
Green string beans
60 g, halved lengthways
Reduced-fat ricotta cheese
30 g, (1/4 cup) crumbled
Lemon juice
1 tbs
Olive oil
1 tsp
Fresh mint
2 tbs, leaves
Fresh thyme
2 tsp, leaves
Garlic
1 clove(s), finely chopped
Fresh lemon rind
1 tsp, finely grated
Instructions
1
Cook the pasta in a saucepan of boiling salted water following packet instructions or until tender. Add the peas and beans in the last minute of cooking. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons cooking liquid. Return the pasta and vegetables to the pan.
2
Add ricotta, lemon juice, oil, mint, half the thyme and the reserved cooking liquid to pasta. Gently toss to combine. Combine remaining thyme, garlic and lemon rind in a small bowl. Top pasta with garlic mixture.
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