
A great dish for using up the end of a tub of cream with just a few ingredients that you might well have already.
Wine Suggestion: Central Italian whites just seem to sing with this dish and the La Piuma Pecorino which is light as a feather, citrussy and floral hits the spot; and is a bargain to boot.
Tagliatelle with broad beans, cream & mint – serves 2
- 150g broad beans, blanched and skins slipped off
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
- 100ml double cream
- a small handful of mint, finely chopped
- 75g pecorino, finely grated
- 200g dried tagliatelle
Get the pasta water on, then start the sauce.
Whizz half the beans in the small bowl of a food processor to get a rough purée.
Warm the 1 tbsp of the oil and the garlic in a heavy-based saucecpan for a minute or two to soften the garlic but without letting it colour.
Add the puréed broad beans, to the pan and cook for a minute, then add the double cream and the rest of the broad beans. Stir in the mint and bring to a simmer. Add half the pecorino and season to taste – careful as the cheese is quite salty.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta in lots of salty water then scoop straight out of the cooking water and into the pan with the sauce. Toss to combine and add a little more pasta cooking water if needed to make a sauce. Serve with the extra pecorino for sprinkling over the top.
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