Asparagus and Mushroom Sauce with Caramelized Shallots

Name: Asparagus and Mushroom Sauce with Caramelized Shallots
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes enough for 1 lb of pasta)
Ingredients: 1 pound, medium asparagus spears, tough ends snapped off; spears halved lengthwise, then cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces; 1/4 cup, olive oil; 4 , large shallots, thinly sliced; 1/2 pound, cremini mushrooms (or button mushrooms), brushed clean and thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, black pepper

Pasta
Vegetables
Vegetarian
Sauces

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1995

Take a cue from Italian cooks, who transform common spring vegetables into quick, healthy pasta sauces.

SERVES 4 to 6 (Makes enough for 1 lb of pasta)

TIME 40 minutes

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