Brown Rice Pasta With Asparagus & Shiitake Mushrooms Recipe Video
Ingredients
1 package of brown rice pasta
1 bunch asparagus cleaned, trimmed & cut on the bias into ½” long pieces
1 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2-3 large shiitake mushrooms sliced
1 cup pumpkin seed pesto (see recipe below)
1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar
crumbled raw hard, salty goat cheese to garnish pasta (look in your cheese isle)
Directions
1. Cook brown rice according to package directions (I undercook brown rice pasta about 1 minute so it doesn’t turn to mush).
2. Steam asparagus until bright green, remove immediately and plunge into an ice bath (or you can sauté asparagus in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and butter until it turns bright green, don’t overcook).
3. Meanwhile make pesto according to the directions below.
4. Sauté mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of olive oil, butter mixture until browned and tender. Deglaze with 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar (or wine) mid way through cooking.
5. Drain pasta when done cooking.
6. When mushrooms are done, add 2-3 cups of cooked pasta (use your best judgment, you can always add more), asparagus to pan and toss with pesto. Taste for seasonings and adjust.
7. Serve immediately and garnish with shavings of your favorite hard goat cheese (if you can find goat cheese, you can always use parmesan or pecorino).
2. Steam asparagus until bright green, remove immediately and plunge into an ice bath (or you can sauté asparagus in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and butter until it turns bright green, don’t overcook).
3. Meanwhile make pesto according to the directions below.
4. Sauté mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of olive oil, butter mixture until browned and tender. Deglaze with 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar (or wine) mid way through cooking.
5. Drain pasta when done cooking.
6. When mushrooms are done, add 2-3 cups of cooked pasta (use your best judgment, you can always add more), asparagus to pan and toss with pesto. Taste for seasonings and adjust.
7. Serve immediately and garnish with shavings of your favorite hard goat cheese (if you can find goat cheese, you can always use parmesan or pecorino).
Editors Review
If you avoid traditional pasta because of the gluten, you have to try brown rice pasta. It has a delicious nutty flavor and it is light, besides it doesn't make you feel overly full like traditional pasta. Organic Authority's Brown Rice Pasta With Asparagus & Shiitakes looks very promising. I'm gonna try it now. Enjoy the video.Chef
