How to Prepare Perfect Lentil Penne with Asparagus

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, lentil penne with asparagus. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lentil Penne with Asparagus is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Lentil Penne with Asparagus is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have lentil penne with asparagus using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Lentil Penne with Asparagus:

1. Make ready 6 asparagus stalks
2. Prepare Half punnet of quartered cherry tomatoes
3. Prepare Handful chopped pitted black olives
4. Make ready 200 g red lentil pasta
5. Get 3 finely chopped garlic cloves
6. Get 100 ml pesto

Instructions to make Lentil Penne with Asparagus:

1. Heat some butter or oil in a pan on a medium heat, chop up your asparagus into inch long sections and add
2. In the meantime, add the pasta (with a healthy pinch of salt) to a pan of boiling water
3. When the asparagus changes colour to a rich green, add the garlic, tomatoes and olives
4. The tomatoes will begin to soften, when they do, remove the pan from the heat. Add the pasta when it's to your liking, mix in the pesto and you're ready to serve
5. There are lots of options with pesto, the preserved store bought stuff is generally not good quality and usually high in salt. There are some fresh store bought options that are better but making your own is always the tastiest and most versatile option. If you're vegetarian, it's worth pointing out that Parmesan is NOT vegetarian, grana padano however, is a good alternative. If you're vegan then nutritional yeast is a good alternative to cheese. There's probably another recipe idea here… 🤔

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