David and I have a list of countries we are going to visit, and Spain is on the list. 4 years ago we nearly went to Spain. We had wanted to go to the Indianapolis 500 (and yes, I do know that Indianapolis is in the US) but Dave said it was too far to travel. So, we decided to go to the Formula 1 race in Spain. A friend of ours was the chief mechanic for what was then BAR and we could have had a VIP experience. We looked at the cost of the ticket and decided to spend that money on B & B’s in Brittany. It was a good thing we did not go to Spain, as that year BAR were excluded from a race and the Spanish Grand Prix was the one they did not partake in. Our trip to Brittany was amazing, and it was that trip that made us decide to do self catering holidays from then on. I am not sure when we will get to Spain, but in the mean time I can experience the taste sensation by using Spanish ingredients in my cooking. This is the inspiration for the Pasta Spagnolo recipe.
Pasta Spagnolo
Ingredients
- 15 mls olive oil
- 125 g mushrooms sliced
- 15 g butter
- 1 leek sliced
- 8 asparagus spears
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- 1 chorizo sausage sliced
- 125 mls white wine
- 15 mls crème fraîche
- 25 g Parmesan grated
Method
- while your pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large frying pan
- add the mushrooms and cook until soft
- add the butter and when melted add the leeks
- sauté until soft and add the asparagus spears
- season and add the chorizo
- when the sausage is hot, add the wine and allow the alcohol to burn off
- add the crème fraîche and Parmesan
- toss your pasta through the sauce
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I am submitting this recipe to: Presto Pasta Nights, which is being hosted this week by Allie of Yum in Tum
Tandy
Nice lead in piece.
I like the look of this dish, wouldn’t have thought to pair asparagus and chorizo.
Enjoy your day.
Thanks Cindy! I usually make pasta with what ever is in the fridge 🙂
Yummy – love the asparagus chorizo combo.
🙂 Mandy
another favourite of ours 🙂
Oh, you’ve won me with this recipe…just love all those flavours. Delicious Pasta! x
thanks Yvette 🙂
What a lovely dish – thanks for participating in this week’s PPN!
thank you Allie 🙂
This dish looks so simple, I was surprised to see how long the list of ingredients it has– I can imagine that it has lots of subtle flavors and hidden veggies. Love it!
Dropping in from PPN 🙂
-krista
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thanks Krista! The list is fairly long, but the pasta sauce is great 🙂 Thanks for the visit 🙂
Great pasta creation
thank you Theresa 🙂