Farmer’s Market Recipe: Edible Blossom Pasta Recipe

Fresh recipes inspired by local ingredients found at the Covington Farmer’s Market
Recipe from Slice of Heaven Farm

Ingredients:

Edible Blossoms - Slice of Heaven Farm
Edible Blossoms – Slice of Heaven Farm

spaghetti (1/2 pound, boiled)

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp butter

half a leek, cut into thin medallions

one shallot, diced

4 cloves of garlic, diced

2 handfuls of edible brassica blossoms, thick stems removed

salt and pepper

a dash of white wine

1/2 cup of grated parmesan

Directions:

Heat the olive oil in a large pan and sauté the leeks and shallots for about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and edible blossoms. Toss around for a minute in the pan then add a splash of white wine and some salt

and pepper. Let the wine reduce for a minute or so. Melt the butter in the pan and immediately add your cooked spaghetti noodles. Toss the sauce around the noodles to coat. Mix in the parmesan and serve hot.