Linguine with asparagus & egg

Linguine with asparagus & egg

Jill Dupleix's tasty asparagus pasta makes for an elegant lunch or supper dish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 - 35 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Snap the woody ends off the asparagus, and discard. Cut the asparagus in half widthways. Cook them in simmering salted water until just tender, 3-4 minutes, then drain, then quickly refresh under cold running water to retain their colour.
  2. Cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water until it is al dente - tender but firm to the bite. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over low heat, and gently break the eggs into it. Cover immediately and cook over very gentle heat for around 3-4 minutes, until the whites have just set and the yolks are still runny.
  3. In the meantime, drain the pasta and toss it with the asparagus and walnut oil in the bowl. Arrange on four warmed plates. Separate each egg carefully from the others and gently lift out and place on the pasta. Scatter with sea salt and serve with a bowl of grated parmesan.
Try

GIVE IT A TWIST

For a special touch, add herbs to the salad dressing: finely snipped chives, fragrant thyme, bruised rosemary sprigs, or peppery basil.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2002.

Try 3 issues of Good Food magazine for £3 - subscribe now!

Latest comments and suggestions

  • 14 January 2009

    Pramod commented on this recipe

    I live in Sri Lanka where fresh asparagus is not available but I used canned ones (Del Monte) and the dish came out really well. I didnt have Parmesan but used Mozarella instead.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 18 March 2010

    Jane rated this recipe

    5 stars

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 13 April 2010

    Jane commented on this recipe

    Just yummy and also easy to make for one. This is my new fave solo supper for when husband is out of town! The walnut oil makes it - I doubt it would work so well with an alternative.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 09 June 2012

    Mike rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Instead of the oil I kind of made proper carbonara style sauce i.e. I used an egg not oil. So crack an egg into a bowl/coffee cup just break up a little rather than a full on whisk, then when the pasta is ready(drain & put back in the pan, take off heat) tip in the egg mix up while still hot then add the asparagus tips, half the parmasen, you will then have a silky sauce. I also poached the eggs not fried for a really healthy, ooozzy quick pasta dish, it looked & tasted great!

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

Leave a comment or suggestion

You must sign in or register to leave a comment.

Sign in / Register

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 - 35 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 450g asparagus
  • 350g fresh linguine or tagliatelle
  • 1 tbsp light olive oil
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 2 tbsp walnut oil
  • 50g finely grated parmesan , to serve
Print this recipe
Add to your binder

Advertisement

Your binder

Here are three other great reasons why to sign up:

  • You get an online binder, where you can store all your favourite recipes and create menus.

Follow Good Food

Advertisement

All about Good Food

Magazine

Good Food Magazine

Subscribe to Good Food magazine - enjoy 100+ triple-tested recipes delivered to your door, every month.

Order today, and receive your first 3 issues for just £3

On TV

Foodie TV

See your favourite chefs on Sky Channel 247, Virgin TV 260 and find their recipes at goodfoodchannel.co.uk.

Good Food Apps

Good Food Apps

For Good Food on the go, download our apps to your phone or portable device.
Find out more here

Buy ingredients

With just one click, the full list of recipe ingredients will be put into a basket at your choice of provider. Choose from:

mySupermarket Compare prices and choose a retailer you wish to buy them from.

Ocado Let Ocado deliver all you need for this recipe, right to your door

Tesco Buy all the ingredients from our recipes through your Tesco online shop.

new

Asda Shop with Asda? You can now buy ingredients for our recipes via your Asda online shop.

In association with the above providers. Terms and conditions apply.

Close