Angel hair pasta with watercress and carrot

Recipes / Vegetarian

Give vegetarian pasta a flavour boost with lemony sumac and peppery watercress.

Recipe «Angel hair pasta with watercress and carrot» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 350g angel hair pasta, 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, 2 carrots, thinly sliced, 1 large bunch watercress, trimmed , 1/3 cup lemon juice, 2 tsp sumac .

Ingredients:

  • 350g angel hair pasta 
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 
  • 2 carrots, thinly sliced 
  • 1 large bunch watercress, trimmed 
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice 
  • 2 tsp sumac 

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta in a large pan of lightly salted boiling water until al dente.
  2. Drain well, reserving 1 tablespoon of cooking liquid. Return pasta to pan.
  3. Heat half the oil in a deep frypan over medium heat. Add garlic and carrot and cook for 2-3 minutes or until carrot is slightly tender. Remove from heat and add cress.
  4. Add to pasta with reserved cooking liquid, remaining oil, juice and sumac. Season well with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Toss to combine.