This delicious pasta dish is brimming with spring vegetables and flavourful, healthy nettles. Nettle is part of the English name used to describe many plants with “stinging hairs”. They are readily found in spring and summer markets (and the Ashram garden). It turns out nettles are not only flavorful but extremely healthy! Often used as a medicinal herb, nettles are delicious in many spring recipes — from soups to salads, pizzas, and pastas. Packed with iron, calcium, vitamins A and C, nettles are an excellent choice for spring and summer dishes.
Chef Steve Cruse says not to be worried by the “stinging” descriptor – just discard the stems and boil the leaves. Give nettles a chance and enjoy the Ashram version of Pasta Primavera!
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