Creamy Asparagus Pasta With Grilled Shrimps

May 16

A light and tasty pasta recipe with a great green sauce. It is asparagus season, a good moment to try it’s delicate flavour in as many combinations you like. The same story with the fresh green garlic. This pasta feels so fresh and in the same time creamy … a perfect match with something grilled … like shrimps and more asparagus :)

The recipe

Boil the pasta for the time indicated on the package minus 1 or 2 minutes, drain it and save some pasta water.
Cut in medium pieces half of the asparagus stems and gently simmer them for 8-10 minutesin about 150 ml water with the finely chopped garlic and a tea spoon of olive oil.
Blend the asparagus with the garlic, the simmering liquid, an extra tea spoon of olive oil, the grated parmesan cheese, a pinch of salt and a grind of green pepper. A half lemon squeeze is a good idea here.
Grill the other half of asparagus on a cast iron grill (you can cook it in a thick pan or even bake it for about 15 minutes at 200C)
Season the shrimps with salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil and grill them for about 2-3 minutes on each side. I used the cast iron grill but a heavy pan also works if you don’t have a cast iron grill. Sprinkle over some lemon juice after you finish cooking the shrimps.
In a thick casserole on very low fire combine the boiled pasta with the blended asparagus sauce and one or two tablespoons of pasta water while continuously mixing, in order to get a creamy texture.
Place the pasta on the serving plate then arrange the grilled shrimps and the grilled asparagus over the top (to give a hint about the sauce composition). You could also mix the grilled shrimps with the spaghetti and blended asparagus but I think they look better just with the grill stripes on them :).
A drizzle of olive oil, a short grate of parmesan cheese… and enjoy :) !

INGREDIENTS - for 2 persons

Organic or “Best you can get” !