cranks closes; spring pasta recipe

[Guest guest]

what a delightful idea! lettuce, peas and pasta! sounded light.

but alas - it's a restaurant meal with too many calories and too many

grams of fat. We've had similar -- we don't need all that pasta, and a dollop

of cream to moisten -- or skip the cream.. As it is, it is not low fat.

 

cranks restaurants have closed. i don't know any more about it.

 

nadine abensur has four books -- i think it's four.

 

 

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Cranks Linguine with Petits Pois, Braised Little Gem Lettuce

 

Recipe By :Nadine Abensur

Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Pasta

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 tablespoons olive oil

2 shallot -- finely chopped

2 garlic cloves -- sliced

8 ounces frozen petite peas

3 1/2 ounces double cream (whipping cream, light)

2 little gem lettuces -- quartered

or baby lettuce

3 1/2 ounces hot vegetable stock

made with a pinch of a bouillon

12 ounces dried linguine or any pasta

1 ounce parmesan cheese -- coarsely grated

 

1. Cook the vegetables: Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Heat 1

tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan and fry the shallots and half the garlic

until translucent. Add the peas and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes until

thawed. Stir in the cream and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Put in a large bowl to

keep warm.

 

2. Braise the lettuce in the same pan, lightly fry the rest of the garlic in the

remaining oil. Add the lettuce and the stock and braise for 10 minutes, until

tender, so that most of the liquid has evaporated.

 

3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta. Dried pasta takes twice as long to cook as fresh

pasta, so get it going before you start making the sauce so that everything is

ready together. Boil the pasta for 4 minutes, or according to the instructions.

Drain and mix into the cream sauce. Put the lettuce and parmesan on top and

serve.

 

Little Gem is related to romaine: it is a very compact crunchy lettuce. It has a

dense heart with a single ring of outer leaves. The heads should be trimmed to

the outer ring of green to pale green leaves, surrounding a small compact heart.

It can be served in all kinds of salads and can also be served in quarters with

a dressing as hors d’oeuvres.

 

Options: baby endive, small head of bib lettuce, or try baby bok choy.

 

Description:

" with Parmesan and Garlic, a vegetarian recipe for two that says " spring " "

Source:

" Cranks Fastfood 2001 "

Copyright:

" ISBN: 1841881589; Cassell Academic "

Start to Finish Time:

" 0:30 "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1174 Calories; 38g Fat (28.5% calories

from fat); 48g Protein; 167g Carbohydrate; 23g Dietary Fiber; 66mg Cholesterol;

688mg Sodium. Exchanges: 9 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 4 1/2 Vegetable; 6

Fat.

 

NOTES : Featured in " Everyday Food " BBC 2002 April: " As many of will know, the

Cranks wholefood restaurant chain recently closed, and we are including this

recipe for everyone who has fond memories of it over the years. " Taste Test

Comments: The slight bitterness of the lettuce worked well with the creamy

sauce. " Satisfying vegetarian supper; great combination of fresh flavors. Easy

[Needs slimming! -patH]

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 3468 1617 1280 0 0 0 26045 0

 

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