Swede Dish Spring Pasta
Description
A bright spring pasta with shrimp, sweet peas, crisp radishes, bacon, and herbs tossed in a delicate orange cardamom cream sauce enriched with herby goat cheese.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Cook pasta in salted water. Reserve 1 cup pasta water.
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Cook bacon in skillet until crisp. Remove and reserve.
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In the bacon fat sauté shallot and garlic.
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Add shrimp and cook 1–2 minutes per side.
Add
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cream
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orange juice
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orange zest
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cardamom
Simmer gently.
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Add pasta, peas, radishes, bacon, and a splash of pasta water.
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Lower heat and crumble in goat cheese, stirring until melted and silky.
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Finish with fresh dill and black pepper.
Note
Flavor Balance
• Goat cheese → tangy creaminess
• Orange → fragrant brightness
• Cardamom → warm Nordic spice
• Radish → crisp pepper bite
• Peas → sweet freshness
This creates a complex but balanced spring pasta.
Swede Dish Pro Move
Add a spoon of pasta water + goat cheese at the very end and toss hard.
This creates the restaurant-style glossy sauce coating the pasta.
