Sausage, asparagus and saffron tagliatelle (fresh pasta)

You know during summertime everyone feel like something fresh and light.

Galleries are infact full of cold dishes such as salads, veal with tuna sauce & company …

But if I have to be honest, I feel a little closer to the stereotype of traditional Italian families who bring Parmesan to the beach 🙂 !

So today I’m suggesting you something special: homemade pasta (very easy to prepare and really good take a look at my recipe here) seasoned with an amazing sauce: sausage, asparagus and saffron.

Mouth-watering!

SERVES 4 PEOPLE

READY IN 15′

INGREDIENTS:

ab. 15 asparagus

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon onion, chopped

2-3 sausages

1 pinch salt

1/2 teaspoon saffron powder

2 tablespoons hot water

5 tablespoons cooking cream

14 oz fresh tagliatelle pasta (click for my recipe)

water and coarse salt to taste

pepper to taste

STEP 1: CUT THE ASPARAGUS

Wash the asparagus and remove the hardest part (the one at the base) cutting it off.

With a knife cut them into rings (if you want you can keep the tips a little longer).

STEP 2: ADD THE SAUSAGE

Brown the onion in the oil for a minute in a non-stick pan. Add the asparagus and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon.

Separately prepare the sausages by removing the casing. Simply crush them with a fork and add them to the asparagus. Cook a couple of minutes adding a pinch of salt.

STEP 3: ADD SAFFRON

Dissolve saffron in hot water and mix with a fork. Add it to the pan together with cream.

Stir carefully, then turn the heat off.

STEP 4: COOK PASTA

In the meantime, dip tagliatelle (if you want to make them at home follow my recipe: you can find it here) in abundant boiling salted water and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Drain and dip directly into the sauce pan.

Mix well, add a pinch of pepper and bring to the table!