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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal0
  • fat0g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs0g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre0g
  • protein0g
  • salt0g
    low
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Method

  • step 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.

  • step 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.

  • step 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.

RECIPE TIPS
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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

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A star rating of 4.2 out of 5.7 ratings

sallybeattie

My rating didn’t work. 5 stars.

sallybeattie

I’ve just made this for the first time and my husband and I really enjoyed it. I used the same amount of asparagus for 4 and cooked it with the pasta for the last 4 minutes as it was very thick. I added plenty of black pepper and served my husband’s with grated Parmesan. I don’t like cheese and…

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mercuryzelda

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

So simple, so quick, and so nice. The only thing I added was 0.5 tsp of rosemary while tossing the pasta and asparagus with the cheese, oil, a little salt & lots of black pepper. Will make this again!

georgelikescake

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

I found this dish fairly bland and uninteresting. I did a poached egg rather than fried but it needs a lot of Parmesan and an extra flavour- maybe some spice or herbs.

redznappa

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

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…

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