Spices in My DNA
Friday, June 5, 2020
Lemon Ricotta Asparagus Pasta Salad with Bacon
Ingredients
ane
pound
pasta (I used campanelle, only whatever short-cut pasta industrial plant!)
8
slices bacon, cooked as well as crumbled
one
bunch asparagus, cut into ane 1/2'' pieces
i
bunch scallions, thinly sliced
1
loving cup
ricotta cheese
one/two
cup
reserved starchy pasta cooking H2O
ane/4
loving cup
finely grated parmesan cheese
i
clove
garlic, minced
zest of 1/2 a lemon
one/two
teaspoon
ocean table salt
i/2
teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta. Once boiling, add the pasta together with fix until al dente. In the last infinitesimal or ii of cooking, scoop out ane/ii loving cup of H2O alongside a mug or heatproof measure cup and fix aside. Add the asparagus as well as prepare for i-2 minutes. Drain as well as rinse nether cold H2O to finish the cooking.
Add the ricotta to a medium bowl along with the pasta water, parmesan, garlic, lemon zest, table salt, as well as pepper. Put pasta in addition to asparagus inward a big bowl together with add the ricotta mixture. Toss until coated. Add the bacon in addition to scallions as well as toss over again. Season to gustatory modality amongst salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature, or chill for a few hours and serve common cold!
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