1c.fresh shelled peasor frozen if you can't find fresh
1tsp.crushed red pepper flakes
4-5green onionsthinly sliced on the diagonal
2lemonszested (about 2 teaspoons)
1c.roughly chopped mint leavesI used only 1/2 cup
Instructions
In a very large pot, bring 5 quarts of salted water of to a boil. Drop your pasta and cook it 1 minute less than package directions. As the pasta is cooking, scoop out 1 cup of the pasta water and reserve.
Add the reserved pasta water and cooked pasta to the pan. Season everything with salt and freshly ground black pepper then remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest and mint. Finish with a good drizzle of olive oil over the top.
Recipe Notes
This recipe is from Michael Symon I add the green onions and decreased the mint and used one of my fancy pasta shapes instead of the spaghetti.