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Chinese Pasta Primavera
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 8
This is a wonderful, quick and easy dish that's great for summertime, when plenty of good, fresh vegetables are available. Get all your ingredients ready before you begin cooking this because the cooking part is quite fast. Adapted from Sam Choy's Sampler
Ingredients:
1 lb uncooked linguine
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
2 medium zucchini, sliced
1/2 lb broccoli floret
1/2 lb asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 lb sugar snap peas or 1/2 lb chinese snow peas
6 shallots or 6 green onions, sliced very thin
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh thai basil, chopped
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Fill a large pot with water and begin heating it for the pasta.
2. In a large skillet or wok, heat oil and butter and stir-fry vegetables, onion and garlic about 3 minutes; add cilantro and basil and cook another minute, or until vegetables are done to your taste, leaving them a little crunchy.
3. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and mix with soy sauce.
4. When the water boils, add linguine and cook al dente, according to package directions; drain; toss vegetables with pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
By RecipeOfHealth.com