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160 g short pasta (dry)
200 g frozen peas
125 g fresh ricotta (half a 250 g tub)
12 g fresh mint leaves, shredded
20 ml lemon juice (20 g)
25 ml extra-virgin olive oil (23 g)
15 g parmesan, finely grated
1 g iodised table salt, plus more to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water until just tender, following the packet timing as a guide and tasting a piece a minute before it is due. It will come out at around 370 g cooked.
Drop the peas into the same pan for the last 2 minutes.
Scoop out a cupful of the cooking water, then drain the pasta and peas.
Beat the ricotta with the lemon juice, oil, parmesan, salt and pepper in the warm pan, adding cooking water a spoonful at a time until it turns into a loose cream that coats the back of a spoon.
Return the pasta and peas to the pan and toss to coat. Stir the mint through at the last moment so it stays green, and add more lemon and pepper to taste.
Safety and storage
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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Trade-offs
Splitting a load can add trips, pours or cleanup, so it is useful only when the complete sequence is easier to control.
Hot transfers need a clear destination and should not be improvised after the vessel is already loaded.
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Trade-offs
Extra pours can create additional spill opportunities even when each container is lighter.
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Short pasta tossed with sweet green peas, ricotta, fresh mint and lemon, eaten warm or at room temperature.
Ingredients
160 g short pasta (dry)
200 g frozen peas
125 g fresh ricotta (half a 250 g tub)
12 g fresh mint leaves, shredded
20 ml lemon juice (20 g)
25 ml extra-virgin olive oil (23 g)
15 g parmesan, finely grated
1 g iodised table salt, plus more to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2442 kJ / 583.6 kcal · protein 25.8 g · carbohydrate 64.6 g · fibre 9.8 g · fat 22.1 g · sodium 379.1 mg
Method
Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water until just tender, following the packet timing as a guide and tasting a piece a minute before it is due. It will come out at around 370 g cooked.
Drop the peas into the same pan for the last 2 minutes.
Scoop out a cupful of the cooking water, then drain the pasta and peas.
Beat the ricotta with the lemon juice, oil, parmesan, salt and pepper in the warm pan, adding cooking water a spoonful at a time until it turns into a loose cream that coats the back of a spoon.
Return the pasta and peas to the pan and toss to coat. Stir the mint through at the last moment so it stays green, and add more lemon and pepper to taste.
Safety and storage
Keeps
2 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C
Cooked rice and pasta keep two days rather than three, so this dish takes the shorter time. Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.
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