This is one of my proudest creations and, I suppose, a good example of a recipe that isn't originally from Italy, but sits uncontroversially in her culinary canon. I don't think it would be too presumptuous to name this linguine ai funghi crudi. It is about as speedy as you can imagine: you do no more to the mushrooms than slice them, steep them in oil, garlic, lemon and thyme and toss them into the hot cooked pasta.
If all you can find is regular button mushrooms, this pasta is still worth making - so no excuses.
Recipe posted by Nigella
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I made this the other night--it was gorgeous and tasted so fresh. I marinated the mushrooms in the fridge for a few hours, which entirely soaked them with flavour. I'll be making this all summer!
Posted by marae on 29th May 2011 at 5.35
wonderfull recipe, but did i understood correctly that the mushrooms aren't cooked?
Posted by ecstlldfls on 5th Aug 2011 at 10.28
This is one of our standby favorites, I just add some prawns or sauted chicken and I have dinner ready in the time it takes to cook the pasta! Love it! Thanks Nigella!
Posted by makdilks on 5th Sep 2011 at 1.07
Tried this for dinner tonight, so quick and easy and a big hit with everyone.
Posted by jemmalbrown on 4th Nov 2011 at 0.16
This is a family favourite in our house! Last Christmas I had a houseful of very tipsy friends who had come for brunch and were still with us at supper.....in 10 minutes I was serving this to 8 VERY impressed people!
Posted by sarahpurves on 2nd Jan 2012 at 8.35
We made this dish on Sunday for our oldest daughter and a vegetarian friend of hers. It was wonderful, definitely something we will be making again and again. The only tweak we did was to quickly saute the mushrooms in butter.
Posted by nnascati on 20th Mar 2012 at 19.14
This is one of my all time favourite quick fix lunches, Summer or Winter, as quick as the Pasta is to cook is all the time it takes. On occasions I toss in half a bag of Rocket leaves which wilt slightly in the heat of the Linguine......delicious!!
Posted by 7freddie7 on 22nd Mar 2012 at 21.54
This recipe just gets more of a master-stroke every time I make it, for so little effort the reward is amazeballs.
Posted by mysteryjib on 9th May 2012 at 23.19
My only suggestion is to add the salt in slowly as I personally found the end result too salty for my liking but, otherwise, this idea was a triumph!
Posted by JoyC on 14th Jul 2012 at 11.13
I just tried this recipe tonight and it was amazing! Tasted so much more zingy and fresh than I thought it would. Will surely be making this many more times especially with the upcoming summer season!
Posted by Silversparks on 17th Sep 2012 at 14.50
awesome recipe!! I just finished cooking it and it turned out to be perfect! so delightful
Posted by Pink.Angel on 11th Oct 2012 at 10.18
Literally all of the yum! I make this one regularly, especially when I've had way too many beers. it's always awesome! YES NIGELLA!
Posted by tcass on 12th Jan 2013 at 0.31
Really yummy, fresh and fast. Really good comfort food!
Posted by raw_beets on 20th Jan 2013 at 8.06
This is a firm favourite as it's so fast to throw together. Eating raw mushrooms sounds a little weird but I advise you to try this as it absolutely won't disappoint.
Posted by richardbunn on 25th Feb 2013 at 0.20
Hi do you have to use parmesan as i'm not really a big fan of it, just the smell of it puts me off. So i was wondering if you could use a different cheese?
Posted by swatts on 9th Mar 2013 at 7.11
Wonderful recipe - really tasty, superfast and addictive! Well worth a try.
Posted by T.K. on 18th Apr 2013 at 0.04