To celebrate Earth Day, I thought I'd make a 100% green dish with plant-based ricotta and crunchy asparagus. Just two ingredients make this first course, which I assure you is as delicious as more elaborate ones .
Ingredients for 4 people- 400 g Mafalde @pastarmando
- 2 bunches of fresh asparagus
- Vegetable ricotta
Start by cooking the pasta in boiling salted water.
Meanwhile, wash the asparagus under running water and remove the woody part.
You just need to bend them to make sure they break at the right point.
Sauté them in a pan with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt until golden brown and crispy.
Once the pasta is cooked, remove a ladle of the pasta cooking water and use it to make the ricotta creamier. Then drain the pasta directly into the pan with the asparagus and stir in the ricotta. Serve hot and garnish with a few fresh basil leaves.
Easy, green and super healthy.
