TUSCAN COOKING

Typical Recipes, First courses:

Springtime "spaghetti"

PREPARATION:

Prepare all the necessary vegetables: remove the stems and cut the leaves of ½ bunch of turnip greens into thin strips; 10 ounces of peas; remove the hard outer leaves and quarter 4 artichokes; blanch 7 ounces of asparagus tips. Now chop 2 ounces of ham, including some fat, and brown in a pan with a little oil.
Add 3 or 4 finely dliced spring onions. When the onion is golden-coloured, mix in all the other vegetables and cook gently, moistening from time to time with warm water and serve with the vegetables and a generous sprinkling of grated parmesan cheese. 45min.