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Passover Pasta Primavera

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Passover Pasta Primavera

Passover Pasta Primavera

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Equipment

  • Kitchen Mixer Stand (Dough Hook) - Essential for efficiently mixing doughs or batters.

  • High-Sided Saucepan - Ideal for boiling water, cooking vegetables while ensuring minimal spillage and easy stirring.

  • Non-Stick Skillet (Medium Size) - Useful for sautéing the assorted fresh veggies in Primavera dish without sticking or additional oil.

  • Mandoline Slicer - For evenly slicing vegetables, ensuring uniform cooking times and aesthetic appeal of the finished dish.

  • Chef's Knife (Various Blade Shapes) - Essential for cutting all types of ingredients involved in pasta primavera preparation.

  • Pasta Roller or Pasta Machine - If opting to make fresh pasta from scratch, a pasta roller is crucial for achieving the right thickness and texture.

  • Strainer (Colander) - Important for draining cooked vegetables or pasta after boiling or sautéing.

  • Mortar & Pestle (for spices) - Helpful if one wishes to crush any fresh herbs finely as a garnish.

  • Digital Kitchen Scale - For precise measurements of ingredients which can be beneficial for Passover recipes that often emphasize specific proportions and restrictions on common food additives or sugars.

  • Immersion Blender (for optional sauce preparation) - Useful if one decides to create a fresh tomato-based sauce for the pasta primavera, blending ingredients directly in the pot without needing transferring.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup matzo cake meal

  • 2 large eggs plus 1 large yolk

  • 3 tablespoons water

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • Potato starch for dusting

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1/2 pound asparagus, trimmed and thinly sliced, leaving tips whole

  • 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced crosswise

  • 1 cup frozen peas (optional)

  • 6 scallions, thinly sliced, keeping white and pale green parts separate from greens

  • 1/3 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano plus some for serving

  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Stir together matzo meal and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Make a well in center and add eggs and yolk, then lightly beat eggs with a fork. Add water and oil and stir until dough just comes together. Knead dough 5 or 6 times. Form into a 5-inch square and put on a work surface dusted with potato starch, then dust dough with potato starch. Let stand 10 minutes.
2

Instruction 2

Meanwhile, dust a large baking pan with some potato starch. Quarter dough. Roll out each piece on a surface dusted with potato starch until as thin as possible (1/16 inch thick) and about 10 by 8 inches, dusting rolling pin and surface of dough as needed. (If dough tears, patch it.) Using a pizza wheel or sharp knife, cut into long 1/2-inch-wide strips and transfer to pan in 1 layer along with any broken pieces of dough.
3

Instruction 3

Cook in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (2 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until just tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander.
4

Instruction 4

Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then sautée asparagus, zucchini, peas (if using), white and pale green parts of scallions, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
5

Instruction 5

Add 1/2 cup reserved cooking water to vegetables and cook, shaking skillet occasionally, until vegetables are just tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in pasta and scallion greens until just coated with sauce. Remove from heat and stir in cheese and zest. Stir in more reserved water if desired. Serve with additional parmesan.
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