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Fresh spinach pasta with ricotta and nuts on a plate, surrounded by herbs and ingredients.

Simple Green Pasta

NEFF
Difficulty
Medium
Total time
60 min
Cooking time
30 min
Allergens:
eggsricottaalmonds

Ready to elevate your weeknight dinner or impress at your next gathering? This Simple Green Pasta recipe is a game-changer. We're talking about fresh, vibrant ribbon noodles crafted from scratch with fresh baby spinach and tarragon, cooked to perfect al dente bite and tossed in a creamy, velvety ricotta and olive oil sauce. It’s topped with toasted, chopped almonds for the ultimate satisfying crunch

Ingredients

4 Servings for pasta:

3 eggs

200 g baby spinach

100 g tarragon

2 tbsp water

salt

For sauce:

250 g ricotta

50 ml olive oil

50 g almonds

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the baby spinach and tarragon in a pan over medium heat (6) for about 5 minutes.

Finely puree the spinach and herb mixture in a blender and leave to cool.

Fresh spinach leaves being sautéed in a frying pan on a stove with visible steam.

Step 2

For the pasta, put the flour on the work surface and make a well.

Separate the egg yolk from the egg white and place in the center of the well. Add the spinach and herb mixture and season with salt.

Flour mound with cracked eggs in center, spinach held in a dish nearby, ready for mixing.

Step 3

Knead everything into a firm dough. If the dough still sticks, add a little flour. Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Hands holding a ball of green dough with fresh greens and a plate in the background.

Step 4

Divide the dough into 2-3 portions, flour well and roll into 3 mm thick sheets with a pasta machine.

Dust the sheets with flour in between and cut into ribbon noodles.

A person using a metal pasta machine to make green fettuccine. The machine is on a floured surface.

Step 5

For storage, form small nests and dust with flour again. Just before eating, place in boiling water for 3 minutes. Finish with ricotta, olive oil and chopped almonds and enjoy!

A metal strainer with frozen green pasta held over a pot of boiling water with steam rising.
Simple Green Pasta | NEFF UK