Elevate your mid-week meal with this simple yet luxurious pasta recipe, starring M&S truffle soft cheese and best-in-season purple asparagus.
Truffled asparagus tagliatelle
Serves four.
Ingredients
Olive oil, for cooking
110g asparagus, stalks trimmed
320g dried tagliatelle pasta
250g M&S truffle soft cheese
40g rocket, to serve
Method
Heat a saucepan of salted water over a medium heat.
Place a medium-sized frying pan on the hob over a medium heat and add the olive oil and prepped asparagus. Gently pan fry until tender, then remove from the pan.
Once the water is boiling, add the pasta and cook for eight minutes, until al dente.
While the pasta is cooking, add the truffle soft cheese and 2 tbsp of the pasta cooking water to the frying pan used for the asparagus. Bring to a simmer over a medium heat for about one minute.
Once the pasta has cooked, drain and add to the frying pan with the cream cheese sauce. Mix and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve topped with rocket and asparagus.
