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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Anna Berrill

Wanted: spring pasta dishes that aren’t pesto-based

Give peas a chance: pasta with fresh spring veg, and not a dollop of pesto in sight.
Give peas a chance: pasta with fresh spring veg, and not a dollop of pesto in sight. Photograph: Issy Croker/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Anna Jones

What are the best spring vegetarian pasta dishes? Please don’t say pesto!
David, Bristol

Happily for you, David, vegetarian pastas really come into their own at this time of year. “All the beautiful greens, like asparagus and peas, are coming out,” enthuses Simona Di Dio, chef/co-owner at Bottega Caruso in Margate, who suggests giving peas a chance with her favourite dish from childhood: “It’s super-simple, but very comforting,” she says – which is good news for when the weather misses the spring memo.

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