Creamy Green Leek & Pea Pasta
Creamy Green Leek & Pea Pasta

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To a large pot on high heat, add the olive oil, and when hot, add in the garlic, green onion, leek, jalapeño, broccoli stems, and salt. Note, the salt here helps to draw the water our of the veggies, which helps it all cook faster. Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the oil. When the butter starts sizzling, add the leeks and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until the leeks have softened.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have creamy green leek & pea pasta using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Green Leek & Pea Pasta:
  1. Get 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
  2. Prepare 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  3. Take 2 stalks green onions, thinly sliced
  4. Take 1 large leek, green tops removed, tailed, halved, washed, thinly sliced
  5. Get 1 jalapeño, de-seeded, minced
  6. Make ready 1 large head broccoli, outer fibrous layer of stem removed, chopped into small pieces, green tops cut into florets
  7. Prepare 1 tsp (5 g) salt
  8. Prepare 225 g frozen peas
  9. Make ready 100 g frozen spinach
  10. Take 1/2 tsp dried basil
  11. Get 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  12. Make ready 1/4 tsp dried mint (optional)
  13. Get 400 g fusilli pasta, or other pasta of choice (GF if desired)
  14. Get 250 ml plant-based cooking cream (we used soy, but you could use oat or almond if GF)
  15. Prepare 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice (the juice from about ½ a lemon)

Soak leeks in a large bowl of lukewarm water, swishing to dislodge sand. Drain and soak again, then lift. Once you have removed the dark green leaves, it's time to split the leek lengthwise. After it is split, run it under cold water and separate some of the outer layers with your fingers, washing away the grit.

Steps to make Creamy Green Leek & Pea Pasta:
  1. Cut the stem off the head of broccoli. Cut away the fibrous outer layer of the stem. Chop the remaining stem into bite-sized pieces. The green tops of the broccoli can be cut into small bite-sized pieces.
  2. To a large pot on high heat, add the olive oil, and when hot, add in the garlic, green onion, leek, jalapeño, broccoli stems, and salt. Note, the salt here helps to draw the water our of the veggies, which helps it all cook faster. Cook this for 5 minutes, or until the leeks become soft and translucent.
  3. Then add the peas, spinach, basil, oregano, and mint, cooking for another 5 - 6 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the package instructions, adding the broccoli florets in the last couple minutes. Just before draining it all, scoop out 120 ml cooking water from pasta and add to the veggie pan. Then drain the pasta and broccoli florets.
  5. Add the cooking cream to the veggie pot, and stir to combine. You can leave this pasta sauce chunky as is, or make it smooth by blending it all up using an immersion blender or standing blender. We chose to blend about half of ours with an immersion blender, making it part-chunky and part-smooth.
  6. Add the pasta and broccoli to the sauce, along with the lemon juice, and toss to coat.
  7. Serve while hot, alongside some lemon wedges and garnished with fresh basil leaves.

Once you have removed the dark green leaves, it's time to split the leek lengthwise. After it is split, run it under cold water and separate some of the outer layers with your fingers, washing away the grit. In the picture below, it shows a split and cleaned leek, ready to be sliced. Place the leek on a cutting board. Using a large knife, cut a thin slice from the root end.

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