This quick Italian-style vegan pasta dish features fresh asparagus, which gives it a springtime touch, and portabella mushrooms, which makes it substantial. Try a flavored variety of linguine or fettuccine to further jazz up this dish. Photos by Evan Atlas.
Linguine or Fettuccine with Asparagus and Portabella Mushrooms
This quick Italian-style vegan pasta dish features fresh asparagus, which gives it a springtime touch, and portabella mushrooms, which makes it substantial.
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Servings: 4 to 6
Ingredients
- 12 ounces linguini or fettuccine
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic
- 8 ounces slender asparagus bottoms trimmed, cut into 2-inch lengths
- 2 large portabella mushroom caps wiped clean, cut in half crosswise,
- and thinly sliced (or use a combination of portabellas and other mushrooms
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes oil-cured or not, as preferred; rehydrate if need be, cut into strips
- ½ cup dry white wine or substitute broth or pasta cooking water
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Vegan Parmesan-Style Cheez optional
Instructions
- Cook the linguini in plenty of rapidly simmering water until al dente. Drain, reserving about a cup of the cooking water.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the garlic and sauté over low heat for about 2 minutes, or until golden.
- Add the asparagus, mushrooms, dried tomatoes, and wine. Raise the heat to medium and sauté, stirring frequently, until most of the wine has evaporated and the asparagus is tender-crisp, about 6 minutes.
- Combine the pasta and asparagus mixture in a large serving bowl and toss together. If the mixture needs more moistness, add about ¼ cup of the reserved pasta cooking water at a time. You want this to be moist, but not watery!
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, then serve, passing around the vegan Parmesan for topping, if desired.
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Hareen says
Well i am a kid so i can't have wine so how would i replace that
Nava says
Sorry, Hareen, just realized I never answered this ... you could just replace the wine with stock or water.
Doug scarola says
The alcohol in the wine cooks off so it's more for flavor. Even you can add the wine for cooking. When the wine kicks back a "sweetness" in the sauté mode, the alcohol has flashed off.
Charane says
I've made this recipe and it's delicious! But I'm wondering about the nutritional info. Can you provide this info?