Pasta With Peas, Asparagus, Butter Lettuce And Prosciutto

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 lb green onion, parts cut into 1/4 inch slices and light green cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots
• coarse kosher salt
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 lbs asparagus, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
• 2 cups shelled fresh peas
• 1 lb campanelle pasta
• 1 head butter lettuce, leaves cut into 3/4 inch wide slices
• 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh italian parsley
• 4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, cut into 1/2 inch wide strips

Recipe

• 1 melt butter with 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. add onions and shallot. sprinkle with coarse salt and pepper. saute until tender (do not brown), about 8 minutes. add wine; increase heat to medium high and simmer until liquid is reduced to a glaze, about 3 minutes. add broth and bring to a simmer; set aside.
• 2 cook asparagus in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, 2-4 minutes depending on the thickness of asparagus. using skimmer or slotted spoon, transfer to a large bowl of ice water. return the water to a boil. add peas and cook until just tender, about 2 minutes. using skimmer, transfer to the bowl with asparagus. drain vegetables.
• 3 return water in pot to a boil. cook pasta until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. drain, reserving 1 cup of pasta cooking liquid.
• 4 meanwhile reheat the onion mixture. add lettuce and stir until wilted, about 1 minute. add drained asparagus and peas; stir until heated through.
• 5 add pasta, 1 cup parmesan cheese, and parsley to skillet with vegetables; toss, adding reserved pasta cooking liquid by 1/4 cups if dry. season with salt and pepper.
• 6 transfer pasta to a large shallow bowl. sprinkle prosciutto over; drizzle additional olive oil over if desired. serve, passing additional parmesan cheese if desired.