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THE HEALTH SNOB’S GUIDE TO FRESH PASTA

1 BACK TO BASICS

Good Italian food is all about keeping things minimal – that’s why cream in a carbonara is as divisive as pineapple slices on pizza. To make your own pasta, you need only three simple, healthy ingredients: finely-milled “00” flour, free-range eggs and high-quality olive oil. We enlisted Jay Patel, founder of London Italian eatery Legare (legarelondon.com), to deliver a crash course in lip-smacking nourishment.

A Pappardelle

When you’re working with a broad, flat sheet of pasta dough (see method, right), it makes sense that the easiest pasta to make

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