Leek pasta with crispy breadcrumbs

Total: 25 min. | Active: 25 min.
vegetarian

Ingredients

for 2 people

Pasta
200 g pasta
  salted water, boiling
Crumb topping
1 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
garlic clove, squeezed
Leek
½ tbsp olive oil
250 g leek, cut into thin slices
50 g grated Parmesan
1 tbsp white almond cream
  salt and pepper to taste

How it's done

Pasta

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain the pasta, retaining approx. 200 ml of the cooking water. Return the pasta to the pan, cover and keep warm.

Crumb topping

Heat the oil in a wide non-stick frying pan. Reduce the heat, add the breadcrumbs and garlic, sauté for approx. 4 mins. Remove, set the breadcrumbs aside.

Leek

Heat the oil in the same pan. Add the leek, sauté for approx. 8 mins. Pour in the reserved pasta water and bring to the boil. Add the parmesan and almond butter, mix, season.

To serve

Add the pasta to the leeks, mix, heat through, and serve. Sprinkle the reserved breadcrumbs over the top.

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