Balsamic Mushroom Spaghetti with Bullwinkle Rocket Salad
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
Ingredients
Balsamic Mushrooms
- 1 pack porcini mushrooms
- 1 Tbsp boiling water
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 pack button mushrooms
Spaghetti
- 1 courgette
- 1 pack pulse spaghetti
- ¼ cup sour cream
Rocket Salad
- 1 pear
- ½ bunch rocket
- ½ block Parmesan cheese, shaved
To Serve
- 1 bunch oregano
- 1 pack hazelnuts
Have Handy
- butter
- oil
- salt
- vinegar
- pepper
Steps
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Prep porcini Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Bring a half-full kettle to the boil. Add the porcini mushrooms, boiling water and balsamic vinegar to a small bowl and set aside for 5 minutes, until mushrooms have softened. Peel courgette into ribbons.
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Cook spaghetti Cook spaghetti in pot of boiling water for 8 minutes. Add courgette and cook a further 1 minute, until spaghetti is just tender. Reserve ½ cup pasta water. Drain and set aside with a drizzle of olive oil.
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Cook mushrooms Melt a knob of butter in a fry-pan on medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Add button mushrooms and cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes, until browned. Add the porcini balsamic mixture and cook a further 2 minutes, until reduced. Remove pan from heat.
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Finish spaghetti Add spaghetti and courgette along with sour cream to pan with mushrooms and stir to combine. Season to taste. Add a little pasta water until sauce has reached your desired consistency.
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Make salad Thinly slice pear, remove tough stems from rocket and toss both in a bowl with Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of olive oil and vinegar. Season to taste.
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Serve spaghetti topped with oregano and hazelnuts with salad on the side.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2711 kj 648 kcal |
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Protein | 34.9g |
Carbohydrate | 66.2g |
Fat | 23.8g |