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Recipe: Late spring stew with preserved lemon relish

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I find any excuse to use these little star-shaped pasta bits. They cook super quickly in soups and look really cute. This is so quick and a great way of enjoyed the season’s bounty, just make sure you use a good quality stock packed with flavour.

This delicious recipe is part of Khoollect Food Editor Frankie Unsworth‘s Weekend Eats: a waste-free menu for two. Check out Frankie’s delicious menu to get the full weekend recipe collection, and a detailed shopping list that ensures all fresh food is used over two days. Enjoy!

Late spring stew with preserved lemon relish

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Preparation Time5-10 MINUTES

Cooking Time15 MINUTES

Resting Time0 MINUTES

Serves2

LevelEasy


ingredients

2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil

2 small leeks, ends trimmed, sliced into rounds

1 bunch spring onions, ends trimmed, sliced into rounds

sea salt

650 ml good quality vegetable (or chicken stock)

300 ml water

120g stellette pasta (I buy the De Cecco one)

1 bunch asparagus, tips and stalks separated, stalks cut into 1 cm rounds

1 large handful frozen or fresh-podded peas

20g pea shoots

black pepper

extra virgin olive oil

3 preserved lemons, finely chopped

2 large gherkins, finely chopped

3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

2 tbsp goat curd (optional), to dollop

1

In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over a medium to low heat. Add the leeks and the spring onions, along with a pinch of salt, and sweat for 5 minutes stirring regularly. Add the vegetable or chicken stock and the pasta. Cook for 4 minutes, then add the asparagus and peas. Cook for 2-3 minutes until all is tender. Add black pepper. Check the seasoning.

2

In the meantime, place the lemons, gherkins and parsley in a small bowl to have at the ready.

3

Ladle the stew into bowls and add the pea shoots to the top. Place a large dollop of the preserved lemon relish on top, along with the goat’s curd (if using). Drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil.

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Preparation Time5-10 MINUTES

Cooking Time15 MINUTES

Resting Time0 MINUTES

Serves2

LevelEasy


ingredients

2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil

2 small leeks, ends trimmed, sliced into rounds

1 bunch spring onions, ends trimmed, sliced into rounds

sea salt

650 ml good quality vegetable (or chicken stock)

300 ml water

120g stellette pasta (I buy the De Cecco one)

1 bunch asparagus, tips and stalks separated, stalks cut into 1 cm rounds

1 large handful frozen or fresh-podded peas

20g pea shoots

black pepper

extra virgin olive oil

3 preserved lemons, finely chopped

2 large gherkins, finely chopped

3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

2 tbsp goat curd (optional), to dollop

1

In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over a medium to low heat. Add the leeks and the spring onions, along with a pinch of salt, and sweat for 5 minutes stirring regularly. Add the vegetable or chicken stock and the pasta. Cook for 4 minutes, then add the asparagus and peas. Cook for 2-3 minutes until all is tender. Add black pepper. Check the seasoning.

2

In the meantime, place the lemons, gherkins and parsley in a small bowl to have at the ready.

3

Ladle the stew into bowls and add the pea shoots to the top. Place a large dollop of the preserved lemon relish on top, along with the goat’s curd (if using). Drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil.

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

I find any excuse to use these little star-shaped pasta bits. They cook super quickly in soups and look really cute. This is so quick and a great way of enjoyed the season’s bounty, just make sure you use a good quality stock packed with flavour.

This delicious recipe is part of Khoollect Food Editor Frankie Unsworth‘s Weekend Eats: a waste-free menu for two. Check out Frankie’s delicious menu to get the full weekend recipe collection, and a detailed shopping list that ensures all fresh food is used over two days. Enjoy!

Late spring stew with preserved lemon relish

1

In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over a medium to low heat. Add the leeks and the spring onions, along with a pinch of salt, and sweat for 5 minutes stirring regularly. Add the vegetable or chicken stock and the pasta. Cook for 4 minutes, then add the asparagus and peas. Cook for 2-3 minutes until all is tender. Add black pepper. Check the seasoning.

2

In the meantime, place the lemons, gherkins and parsley in a small bowl to have at the ready.

3

Ladle the stew into bowls and add the pea shoots to the top. Place a large dollop of the preserved lemon relish on top, along with the goat’s curd (if using). Drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil.

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