Farfalle with Spring Vegetables
Recipe from Food & Wine

Douglas Monsalud of Kitchenette in San Francisco serves hyper-seasonal dishes like this lemony pasta salad with lots of green vegetables and herbs.


Farfalle with Spring Vegetables
Stephanie Foley

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Servings: 4 to 6
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
 
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Ingredients
  • 2  slices
    white sandwich bread, finely chopped (1 cup)
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  • 1/2  cup
    plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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  • 2  tablespoons
    chopped flat-leaf parsley
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  • 2  tablespoons
    snipped chives
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  • 1  tablespoon
    chopped tarragon
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    Salt and freshly ground pepper
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  • 1  bunch
    broccolini
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  • 1  pound
    farfalle
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  • 4  tablespoons
    unsalted butter
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  • garlic clove, minced
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  • fennel bulb, halved, cored and thinly sliced
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  • scallions, thinly sliced
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  • 1  cup
    frozen peas, thawed, or 1 pound fresh peas, shelled
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  • 1  tablespoon
    fresh lemon juice
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. On a baking sheet, toss the bread with 1/4 cup of the oil and toast for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring once, until golden. Let cool, then stir in half each of the parsley, chives and tarragon. Season the crumbs with salt and pepper.
2.
In a pot of boiling salted water, cook the broccolini until tender, 1 minute; using tongs, transfer to a cutting board and coarsely chop. Boil the pasta until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water.
3.
In a deep skillet, melt the butter in the remaining 6 tablespoons of oil. Add the garlic, fennel, scallions, peas and broccolini and cook over moderate heat until the fennel is crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. Add the pasta, lemon juice and cooking water and season with salt and pepper. Cook over moderate heat until the water is nearly absorbed. Stir in the remaining herbs. Sprinkle the pasta with the bread crumbs just before serving.

MAKE AHEAD
The pasta can be kept at room temperature for 4 hours. The crumbs can be stored at room temperature overnight.

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