An interesting recipe for low-carb and low-calorie noodles. For her cooking asparagus stalks are chopped by a peeler so that came out ribbons like pasta fettuccine. You have to fry green noodles with arugula, and for a bright unforgettable taste, mix in the finished dish pesto sauce of their own preparation and lemon zest. For pesto you need basil, parsley, garlic, pine nuts, capers and olive oil. All ingredients are simple. chopped in a blender. A delicious and healthy side dish is ready. Serve it to meat instead of regular pasta, or enjoy how independent vegetarian dish. Nutrition value of one servings: (total 4) Calories 210, total fat 21 g, saturated fat g., proteins 4 g., carbohydrates 6 g., fiber g., cholesterol mg., sodium мг., сахар г. 
Time: 30 мин.Difficulty: easy Servings: 4 Measured containers are used in recipes volume: 1 cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cups (st.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (Art.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 450 gr large asparagus
- 1.5 tbsp. fresh basil
- 1/4 Art. fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp. l pine nuts
- 1 tbsp. l capers
- 1 small clove of garlic
- 1/4 Art. + 1 tbsp. l olive oil
- A pinch of red pepper flakes
- 3 tbsp. arugula
- 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest + extra for filing
Recipes with similar ingredients: asparagus, pesto, nuts cedar, basil, arugula, capers
Recipe preparation:
- Cut the hard ends off the asparagus. Using a peeler tap the stems onto thin wide ribbons (last strip the asparagus will be slightly thicker than the others, but it can also be use).
- Grind basil, parsley, cedar in a food processor nuts, capers, garlic, 0.5 tsp. salt and a little ground black pepper. Without stopping the combine, pour 1/4 tbsp. olive oil and mix to make the pesto almost uniform.
- In a large skillet with a non-stick coating on moderately over high heat, heat the remaining 1 tbsp. l olive oil. Add asparagus, red pepper and a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry stirring until asparagus is ready, 3-5 minutes.
- Add the arugula and fry until it fades, about 1 a minute. Remove from the stove, add pesto and 1 tbsp. l water and mix. Stir in the lemon zest and salt. Top optional sprinkle with zest. We suggest you look at the recipe for Vegetable spaghetti.
