Creamy linguine with ham, lemon & basil
Ingredients
- 400g linguine or spaghetti
- 90g pack prosciutto
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- juice 1 lemon
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 tbsp crème fraîche
- large handful basil leaves
- large handful grated parmesan, plus extra to serve, if you like
Directions
- Cook the linguine. Meanwhile, tear the ham into small pieces and fry in the olive oil until golden and crisp.
- Drain the pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water, then return to the pan. Tip in the cooked ham. Mix together the lemon juice, egg yolks and crème fraîche, then add this to the pan along with the basil and Parmesan. Mix in with tongs, adding a little of the cooking water, if needed, to make a creamy sauce that coats the pasta. Serve with extra Parmesan grated over the top, if you like.
Low-fat roasties
Ingredients
- 800g roasting potatoes, quartered
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- 200ml vegetable stock (from a cube is fine)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Directions
- Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the potatoes and garlic in a roasting tin. Pour over the stock, then brush the tops of the potatoes with half the olive oil. Season, then cook for 50 mins. Brush with the remaining oil and cook 10-15 mins more until the stock is absorbed and the potatoes have browned and cooked through.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp brown miso paste
- 1 tbsp dry sherry or sake
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 crushed garlic cloves
- 300g/11oz lean steak
- baby spinach, sliced cucumber, celery, radish and toasted sesame seeds, to serve
Directions
- Tip the miso paste, Sherry or sake, sugar and garlic into a sealable food bag. Season with a generous grinding of black pepper, then squash it all together until completely mixed. Add the steak, gently massage the marinade into the steak until completely coated, then seal the bag. Pop the bag into the fridge and leave for at least 1 hr, but up to 2 days is fine.
- To cook, heat a heavy-based frying pan, griddle pan or barbecue until very hot. Wipe the excess marinade off the steak, then sear for 3 mins on each side for medium-rare or a few mins longer if you prefer the meat more cooked. Set aside for 1 min to rest. Carve the beef into thick slices and serve with a crunchy salad made with the spinach, cucumber, celery, radish and sesame seeds.
Summer pea pasta
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 fat garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- zest 2 lemons
- 400g pasta
- 200g fresh or frozen peas
- 20g pack basil
Diretions
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and cook the garlic and chilli for a couple of mins until very lightly golden. Stir in the zest.
- Cook the pasta, adding the peas for the final 2 mins. Drain, then tip everything back into the saucepan. Tip in the garlic, chilli and lemon, scraping in any bits stuck to the pan. Tear in the basil, season and add the remaining olive oil. Stir well.
Add prawns
Fry 200g raw prawns with the garlic and chilli, swap the basil for flat-leaf parsley, and cut the zested lemons into wedges for squeezing over the finished dish.
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