British asparagus with spaghetti

Serves  3-4
Preparation time  5-10 minutes
Cooking time  18-20 minutes

Ingredients
350g fresh or dried spaghetti
350g asparagus, trimmed and cut into 7cm lengths
1-2 cloves of fresh garlic, peeled and finely chopped
4 tbsp olive oil
20g unsalted butter
1 tsp crushed dried chillies (optional)
2 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
50-75g Parmesan cheese shavings

Method
1. Cook the pasta in lightly salted water according to the pack instructions.
When ‘al dente’ drain well.

2. Place the asparagus and garlic into a frying pan and drizzle over the oil and throw in the butter. When the butter has melted, add the chillies and cook for about 4-5 minutes or until tender giving it a stir occasionally.

3. Toss the asparagus into the pasta, drizzle over the lemon and season well.
Scatter over the Parmesan cheese.

To vary
When adding the chillies add 50g of anchovies drained and chopped. Use any type of pasta you like such as linguine or tagliatelle.