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Homemade blueberry spaghetti

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

06:24

Helloo~

I had a bunch of things to study during the weekend, but I managed to find some spare time to make this amazing blueberry pasta that I had heard of while in the mountains.

I did everything from scratch and I veganized the recipe I had therefore I wasn't sure whether it'd turn out fine at the first attempt, but quite surprisingly it did!

My parents and I had this for lunch, in a caramelized leek and chopped hazelnuts sauce and it was able to please even my mum's palate, which was very much of a success given that she's the strictest of all judges when it comes to food hahah

So, let's go directly to the recipe, which is extremely simple yet full of flavor and healthy too :)

BLUEBERRY PASTA WITH CARAMELIZED LEEKS AND CHOPPED HAZELNUTS

Yield: 4

For the homemade pasta:

~ 100g fresh blueberries

~ 175g spelt flour

~ 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 2 tbsp water)

~ 25 ml water

Instructions:

In a food processor blend the blueberries until they're a little liquidy.

In a big bowl mix all the ingredients and start kneading the dough until it forms a smooth and not sticky ball. Let it sit for 10-15 mins and then divide it into two smaller balls.

Now you can either use the Japanese soba method to make the noodles or a pasta machine, which is what I did. When your spaghetti are ready, put them on a big floured chopping board and drizzle them with a little more flour. You can either cook them the day you made them, letting them sit on the chopping board for at least half a hour before, or within a week.

This is to cook in salted boiling water for about 5 minutes.

For the sauce:

1 medium leek

80-100g hazelnuts (to taste)

Extra virgin olive oil

Chop the leek into thin slices and put it into a nonstick pan with a spoonful extra virgin olive oil. Let it cook for about 8 minutes on medium and then add the hazelnuts you'll have previously roughly chopped. Keep stirring and, if necessary, add some cooking water of the pasta. When the pasta's ready, transfer it to the pan and sauté it a little bit with the sauce. Serve.

[I got the idea for the sauce from saporimadeinitaly.blogspot.it]

I hope you liked this recipe, let me know if you tried it and what you think about it!

Martina xx

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