Agretti, friar’s beard or cappuccino’s beard, so many names for the same vegetable. A simple spring vegetable, with multiple uses in the kitchen, you can serve them as a side dish, goes well with salmon, perfect in an omelette, they can be used in pasta dishes ( spaghetti with agretti,olives dried tomatoes and basil ) sautéed with garlic and anchovies, or as a salad.
Ingredients.
- Agretti
- Salt and pepper
- EVO
- Lemon / vinegar
Clean the agretti, use a small knife to remove the harder end and yellow parts of the stems, wash them carefully in cold water.
You can steam them or boil them,emerge them for a couple of minutes in boiling water. You can also choose to sauté them with garlic and anchovies.
Done !
Buon appetito.
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