Fiddlehead-portobello Linguine
Italian dish with fiddleheads, cleaned and trimmed, garlic, onion.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- advanced
- Italy
Ingredients
- 1 pound fiddleheads, cleaned and trimmed
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion
- 1 large portobello mushroom cap
- 170 g oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
- ½ box linguine
- 1 tablespoon pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
Steps
- Slice the mushrooms, onions, and sun-dried tomatoes into long strips.
- Set aside.
- Sauté the ferns and garlic in the olive oil for about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add the onions, and sauté until they start to wilt.
- Add the mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Continue to sauté for another 5 minutes or so.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Toss in the pine nuts.
- Add a splash of water.
- Reduce the heat and cover.
- Let sweat for about 10 minutes.
- During this, begin to cook the linguine so that it is ready when the topping is ready.
- In a large bowl, add the veggies to the linguine, sprinkle on the cheese, and toss well.
- Serve immediately.
Adapted from “Fiddlehead-Portobello Linguine”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.