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"Fridge Raid" Pasta: This Was done literally how it says in the title. I let Ben Look into my Fridge, we picked out a few ingredients ( Seasonal too) and then came up with a dish on the spot. It was to show people how easy and quick it is to come up with a dish as great tasting and looking as this, Just by using up things that are in your fridge! (Serves 2 -3) Ingredients: - Approximately 200g Fusilli Pasta or any pasta of your Choice - 1/4 Leek sliced - 2 Spring Onions chopped finely - 2 cloves of Garlic - 8 Asparagus Spears, wood end cut off - 5-6 Purple Sprouting Broccoli Stems - A handful of Petit Pois defrosted and drained - Tbsp Of Wild Garlic Pesto or can use Basil Pesto - Small Handful of Pea Shoots - Cracked black Pepper Method: * Take of wood ends off the Asparagus and peel the outer layer at the bottom couple of inches and pop into Ice cold Water to keep them vivid green. * Chop Purple Sprouting broccoli into 3 and pop into the Ice cold water too. * In boiling water Cook the Asparagus and the Purple sprouting Broccoli for 2 minutes then plunge into Ice cold Water * Cook Pasta to packet instructions in the same Pan with boiling water used for the Veg. * Fry off your Onion, Leek and Garlic for a couple of Minutes adding a little Cracked Black pepper. * Chop your Asparagus into 3 and add them and the Purple Sprouting Broccoli, stir for a minute or two. * Drain your Pasta and keep a little water to pop into the frying pan to add a little moisture. Add your Pasta to the Vegetable mix now. * Stir in your Pesto and cook for a minute making sure whilst stirring your pasta it is all coated with it. * Pop in your Peas, stir for 30 seconds and then add your pea shoots. Add a little Salt to season and you are ready to serve!
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