ASPARAGUS AND SMOKED SALMON

WITH PASTA AND RED CAPSICUM CREAM

(from Simon Holst’s PASTA Cookbook)

400g pasta

2tblsp olive oil

1 small onion

1 large red capsicum

Half cup white wine

Half cup cream

1tblsp basil pesto

Half tsp salt

Fresh ground black pepper

1 bunch asparagus

100-200g smoked salmon pieces

Extra oil or butter

Chopped basil or parsley

Fresh grated parmesan.

Put pasta on to cook

Heat oil in large pan

Add diced onion and sauté until soft

Add diced red capsicum and cook for another minute, stirring.

Add wine, cream, pesto, salt and pepper to taste

Slice asparagus into 4-5cm lengths and add

Simmer sauce over medium heat for 2-3 minutes

Reduce heat and stir in salmon pieces.

Drain cooked pasta and toss it in a little extra oil or butter

Arrange pasta on a platter and top with sauce.

Top with black pepper, chopped fresh herbs and fresh grated parmesan

STORY OF THE WEEK

Kāpiti’s proposed Te Uruhi Gateway at Paraparaumu Beach has been voted through after a day-long debate which include a haka in the District Council chamber and angry protests.

The Kapiti council faced a government deadline for $4.45 million project, with half to come from the Covid Recovery fund.

Vote went 7-4

It wasn’t until after 5.30 pm when the councillors and mayor voted 7-4 to give the go-ahead. The four anti votes came from councillors Jocelyn Prvanov, Gwynn Compton , Martin Halliday and Bernie Randall.

100 Years Ago — and the Maori Long March begins

Māori politics was dominated by the influential MPs (and sometime Cabinet ministers) Māui Pōmare ( Waitara statue photo above) and Apirana Ngata.

The 1920's also saw the rise of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana’s religious movement, and the emergence of Te Puea Hērangi in Waikato.

Ngata worked hard to foster Māori scholarship and education and preserve traditional arts and culture.

He convinced the government to establish a Board of Maori Ethnological Research (1923), a Maori Purposes Fund Control Board (1924) and a School of Maori Arts and Crafts in Rotorua (1927).

The Reform government also took the first, tentative steps towards settling longstanding Māori grievances.

Agreements with Te Arawa in 1922 and Ngāti Tūwharetoa in 1926 recognised their respective rights over the Rotorua lakes and Lake Taupō, and led to the establishment of trust boards with some government funding.

Commissions of inquiry which examined Ngāi Tahu grievances (1920–21) and the Waikato and Taranaki confiscations (1926–27) recommended that modest compensation be paid.

Kāpiti and Coast Independent

ASPARAGUS IS HERE

ASPARAGUS AND SMOKED SALMON

WITH PASTA AND RED CAPSICUM CREAM