I have a lot of basil and mint in my garden to use.
I decided to submit a few recipes using this combination of ingredients.
Hope someone will find them enjoyable.
Lemon Pasta with Basil and Mint
Ingredients
1 pkg (500g) dry linguine or tagliatelle
pasta
(You can use any type of long pasta noodles you wish. I usually use
Angel Hair.)
½ cup olive oil
3 tbsp lemon zest (about 3 lemons)
6 tbsp lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
¼ cup chopped basil
¼ cup finely chopped mint
1/4 cup parsley
1 cup pasta stock
1/4 cup Parmesan (grated for garnish)
Directions
Cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
Meanwhile mix the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, basil, mint, parsley
and pepper in a small bowl. set aside.
Drain the pasta, setting aside 1 cup (250 ml) pasta stock.
In a large bowl, toss in the lemon mixture.
Add a little of the pasta stock if it seems too dry.
Serve immediately.
Pass a bowl of the grated Parmesan cheese at the table.
serves 4 to 6.
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