Ingredients

• 3 cups gemelli or other pasta shapes
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• salt,pepper

Sauce:

• 1 head broccoli,cut into florets
• 2 zucchini,sliced
• 9 0z asparagus spears,trimmed
• 4 oz frozen peas
• 4 oz snow peas
• 2 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp vegetable stock
• 5 tbsp heavy cream
• pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

1. Method

2. Cook the pasta until tender,but still firm.Drain in a colander and return to the pan,cover and keep warm.
3. Steam the broccoli,zucchini,asparagus and snow peas in boiling and salted water.Remove from the heat and plunge into cold water,drain and set aside.
4. Cook the peas in boiling water for about 3 minutes,then drain.
5. Put the butter and vegetable stock in a pan over medium heat.Add all the vegetables,except the asparagus,and toss carefully.
6. Stir in the cream,allow the sauce just to heat through and season with salt,pepper and nutmeg to taste.
7. Transfer the pasta to a serving dish  and stir in the chopped parsley.Pour the sauce over the pasta ,and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.Put the asparagus on top.

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