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Creamy roast garlic and lemon pasta sauce

Creamy roast garlic and lemon pasta sauce

A simple creamy pasta sauce packed with flavour featuring sweet roast garlic and zingy lemon.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Vegetarian
Cuisine Italian-Inspired
Servings 3 people
Calories 450 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • pot
  • Frying pan
  • chopping board
  • whisk
  • foil

Ingredients
  

Pasta

  • 150 g fresh pasta per person
  • 100 g dried pasta per person

Garlic

  • 2 whole heads garlic

Fats

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 30 g butter cubed

Seasoning

  • 0.5 teaspoon pepper

Cream

  • 1 cup cream single or heavy

Lemon

  • 2-3 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 whole lemon zest
  • extra zest to serve

Cheese

  • 50 g parmesan finely grated

Optional

  • dried paprika flakes to serve

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 200 c (400 f)
  • Prepare your garlic bulbs. Take off the outer papery layers and cut the top off horizontally.
  • Drizzle the top with olive oil then wrap up each one individually in foil and roast in the oven for about 45 mins or until the cloves are soft and starting to caramelise.
  • When roasted to your liking let them cool and then squeeze all the garlic out.
  • Cook your pasta in a pot of well salted boiling water.
  • Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium heat.
  • Let it foam up then add the pepper and stir.
  • Add the garlic paste and whisk.
  • Add the cream and whisk, lowering the heat to maintain a gentle simmer.
  • Add the lemon juice and zest and whisk again.
  • Add the parmesan in a few lots, whisking and letting it melt in between each addition.
  • Let it gently simmer for a couple of minutes until it thickens slightly.
  • Add your cooked pasta straight into the sauce with a ¼ cup of pasta water and let it bubble away for a minute or so.
  • Top the pasta with extra lemon zest and some paprika flakes if desired.

Notes

The amount of lemon and garlic is adjustable according to taste. This sauce is probably enough for three portions of pasta.

Nutrition

Serving: 1plateCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 15gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 300mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 2mg
Keyword creamy garlic pasta, roast garlic pasta
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