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Early summer vegetables are among the most tender of the garden. Today we learn the secrets of a wonderfully fresh Pasta Primavera.
Start with the best vegetables: Vegetables that love the cooler temperatures of early summer are snow peas, snap peas and English peas. Asparagus and artichokes like it cool and moist, and they bloom and produce seeds when the sun is full. Baby squash such as zucchini, yellow and patty pan are small compared with the giants that come later. The pepper family is tame in spice because peppers need hot days and nights to develop their fire. Sweet onions and their relatives are like candy when cool breezes blow, but develop a fierce bite when harvested in the heat.
Now let's get the vegetables to work with the pasta: We will shave some of the vegetables with a mandolin for cuts as thin as the pasta itself and ...