Vegetarian carbonara

Method

• step 1

  Cook the asparagus until just tender, adding the peas for the last 2 minutes of cooking. Scoop out. Cook the linguine (you can use the same water).

• step 2

  Cook the garlic in a splash of olive oil for 2 minutes, then add the asparagus and peas and cook for a minute.

• step 3

  Whisk the egg yolk, cream and parmesan and season well.

• step 4

  Lift the cooked linguine out of the water with tongs and add to the asparagus pan.

• step 5

  Toss a couple of times then add the egg mix off the heat and keep tossing until everything is emulsified (add a couple of tbsp of pasta water to the pan if you need to).

• step 6

  Serve with extra parmesan, if you like.