- Pasta primavera
Pasta primavera is an Italian dish that consists of pasta and fresh
vegetables . A meat such aschicken ,sausage orshrimp is sometimes added, but the focus of primavera is the vegetables themselves. The dish may contain almost any kind of vegetable, but cooks tend to stick to firm, crisp vegetables, such asbroccoli ,carrots ,peas ,onions and greenbell peppers , withtomatoes . Refreshing and low in fat, pasta primavera is usually highlighted by light flavors, aromatic spices and bright colors ('primavera' meaning the season of spring). Classic primavera is supported by the 'classic' Italiansoffritto ofgarlic ,olive oil , andParmesan cheese . Though recipes for cold pasta primavera may be found, they are best classified asantipasti , or appetizers.Pastas served with this dish are typically smaller shapes, such as
penne ,farfalle ,rigatoni andfusilli . If using longer types of spaghetti such as fettuccine, the vegetables are normally sliced in thin strips to match the shape of the noodles.Since Primavera means spring the vegetable choices should be the crisp new vegetables of spring.
Trivia
This dish was highlighted on the series
Seinfeld as the food Elaine sneezed on causing Russel Dalrymple, the president ofNBC , to get sickExternal links
* [http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_25693,00.html A recipe hosted on Food Network]
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