Sunday, March 4, 2012

Lemon and Leek Linguine

This pasta dish has a nice lemony flavor and makes for a tasty light supper.
Ingredients;
8 oz whole-wheat linguine
2 lemons, plus lemon wedges for garnish
1 medium leek ( white and pale green parts only) finely sliced
Extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 cloves of garlic crushed
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup snipped fresh chives
3/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese ( I substituted the dairy cheese with soy Parmesan cheese to keep this dish vegan)
Cook pasta in a large pot following the directions. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid when you drain the pasta.
Meanwhile, finely grate 1 tbs lemon zest and squeeze 1/4 cup of juice from 2 lemons. Set juice aside.
Wash and pat leeks dry. Add the leek, lemon zest, 1/4 cup parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, for about six minutes.
Add pasta, 1cup of the reserved liquid, the reserved lemon juice and the remaining 1/4 cup parsley to the pan. Cook stirring constantly, until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 1 min and 30 seconds.
Remove from heat.
Toss the pasta with either 1/2 cup of dairy Parmesan cheese, or vegan Parmesan cheese and toss with 2 tbs chives and serve with lemon wedges.


4 comments:

  1. Wow! I just returned home from a wonderful outdoor patio dinner with friends. You would have loved the salad and the asparagus offerings, Lydia. This was followed with some salmon. I'm going back to look at this recipie again! :)

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  2. Hi Michael,
    I'm sure I would have loved it !I love asparagus! I know you'll love this recipe. It's high in vitamin C also.
    Have a wonderful evening,
    Lydia

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  3. Hi Michael,
    This was a great dish.
    Have a nice day!

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