linguine with sage and lemon

This is a simple little vegetarian pasta dish which is full of the intense flavour of fresh sage and lemon. It requires hardly any preparation and only takes a couple of minutes to cook.

linguine with sage and lemon

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 9 minutes mins

Total Time 14 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Course: pasta dishes

Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

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• 500 g linguine or spaghetti
• 50 g salt for the pasta
• 5 litres water for the pasta
• 3 cloves garlic for the pasta
• 60 g butter
• 1 lemon juiced
• 1 handfull sage leaf torn up
• salt
• pepper freshly ground
• olive oil extra virgin

Method

 

1. Bring the pasta water to boil in a large pot and add the salt.
2. Slice the garlic finely and add it to the pot together with the pasta and follow the instructions on the packet for the cooking time.
3. Strain the cooked pasta and toss together with the butter, sage, black pepper and half the lemon juice. Add more salt, pepper and lemon if required.
4. Serve immediately with a few drops of olive oil.

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