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Spring Vegetable Saute

Prepare some angel hair pasta and stir in a little olive oil or butter and a small package of dried fruit bits.

Courses: Vegetarian
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

8 oz 227gBaby Yukon gold or small new potatoes
16   Baby carrots - peeled
1 lb 454g / 16ozThin asparagus - trimmed, and
  Cut into 1 1/2" pieces - (3 cups)
4 oz 113gSugar snap peas - strings removed
8 oz 227gRadishes - trimmed, and (small)
  Halved lengthwise
3 tablespoons 45mlOlive oil
4   Scallions - trimmed, and
  Cut into 1" pieces
1   Box frozen fava beans - (10 oz) - thawed
  = (or baby lima beans)
2/3 cup 157mlVegetable broth
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozChopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon 15mlFresh lemon juice - (optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons 7.5mlFinely-chopped fresh tarragon

Recipe Instructions

In medium saucepan, combine potatoes and enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut potatoes into quarters.

Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add carrots and cook 2 minutes; add asparagus and snap peas and cook 2 minutes; add radishes and cook 1 minute. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool.

In deep skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Stir in scallions, fava beans, cooked potatoes and blanched vegetables. Pour in broth and bring to a simmer. Stir in parsley, lemon juice tarragon, salt and pepper to taste. Let stand for several minutes. Serve warm.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per Serving: 273 Cal; 10g Prot; 10g Total Fat (2 Sat. Fat); 36g Carb.; 0mg Chol; 549mg Sod.; 8g Fiber.

Source:
Vegetarian Times, April 2002

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