Wholemeal spaghetti with mushrooms and almonds
vegetarian | prep + cook time 35 minutes | serves 4 Crunchy roasted almonds and earthy mushrooms are paired together in this nutritious pasta dish. You can use your favourite variety of mushrooms; button and cap mushrooms will work well. 375g wholegrain spaghetti 2 tbsp olive oil 400g Swiss brown mushrooms, sliced 400g portobello mushrooms, sliced 2 shallots (50g), coarsely chopped 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 ⁄ 2 cup (80g) coarsely chopped roasted almonds 150g baby spinach leaves 1 ⁄ 2 cup (40g) finely grated pecorino cheese 1 ⁄ 4 cup (15g) fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 1 Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender; drain, reserving 1 cup (250ml) of the cooking liquid. Remove the pasta from the pan; set aside and cover to keep warm. 2 Add the olive oil to the same pan over a high heat; cook the mushrooms and shallots, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the mushrooms are lightly golden and the shal...