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Pasta Fonduta

A creamy pasta dish with melted cheese and asparagus.

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Italian
medium
30 min
4
vegetarian
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
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Jamie Oliver
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Ingredients
  • •Double cream(optional)as a carrier
  • •Mascarpone(optional)as a carrier
  • •Cheesevariety of your choice, cut into bits
  • •Asparaguscut at an angle
  • •1/2 Unwaxed lemonzest only
  • •Saltfor pasta water
  • •Tagliatelleor spaghetti
  • •Black pepperto taste
  • •Extra virgin olive oilfor drizzling
Instructions
  1. 1

    Melt cheese bits slowly in a bowl over boiling water.

    5 min

  2. 2

    Boil water with a generous amount of salt.

    2 min

  3. 3

    Cook tagliatelle or spaghetti in boiling water.

    10 min

  4. 4

    Add asparagus to pasta two minutes before it's done.

    2 min

  5. 5

    Drain pasta, reserving some starchy water.

    1 min

  6. 6

    Combine pasta with melted cheese, adding starchy water as needed.

    2 min

  7. 7

    Add lemon zest and black pepper to taste.

    1 min

  8. 8

    Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil before serving.

    1 min

Equipment Needed
bowl
pot
colander

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