Pasta with Green Vegetables and Herbs

== Description ==
Mixing aromatic herbs like mint and basil with asparagus and peas creates a beautiful green dish. Salty feta sparks it up.
ChupaNote: the only change I made to this recipe was to replace the black pepper with 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes. I ended up sprinkling more on the finished dish. I used whole wheat pasta.
* Contributed by Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends Y-Group
* Source: Gourmet, Quick Kitchen, June 2007
* Formatted by Chupa Babi in MC: 06.20.07
* Makes 4 servings
== Ingredients ==
* 1 pound thin asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1½-inch pieces
* 1 cup frozen peas
* 1 pound linguine
* 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
* 1 cup packed fresh mint leaves
* ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
* ¾ teaspoon salt
* ¾ teaspoon black pepper
* 4½ ounces feta, crumbled (1 cup)
* ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
* 3 scallions, thinly sliced 
== Directions ==
# Cook asparagus in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling well-salted water until just tender, 4 to 6 minutes.
# Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large heatproof bowl, then add peas to boiling water and cook 2 minutes.
# Transfer peas with slotted spoon to bowl with asparagus, then add linguine to boiling water and cook until al dente.
# While linguine cooks, pulse basil, mint, oil, salt, pepper, and ½ cup feta in a food processor until chopped, then add to vegetables.
# Reserve ½ cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander.
# Stir reserved cooking water into vegetables, then add pasta, parsley, scallions, and remaining ½ cup feta and toss. 
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Category:Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends
Category:Italian Vegetarian
Category:Asparagus Recipes
Category:Pea Recipes
Category:Linguine Recipes
Category:Basil Recipes
Category:Mint Recipes
Category:Feta Recipes
Category:Italian parsley Recipes
Category:Green onion Recipes