Spaghetti with lemon sauce and asparagus

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 500 g asparagus
• 250g spaghetti
• 2 large spring onions
• 1 pack of ham (for vegetarians, omit)
• Flour
• lemon juice
• Sugar
• margarine
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Boil water with salt, a squeeze of lemon, and a pinch of sugar. Peel the asparagus and cut into bite-sized pieces, reserving the tips. Add the asparagus ends to the water, adding the tips after 5 minutes, and simmer for a total of 10 minutes. In the meantime, cook the pasta until al dente. Cut the ham into strips and the spring onions into slices. Drain the asparagus, reserving the water. Lightly brown the flour in a little margarine. Add the asparagus water, stirring constantly. Season to taste with lemon, sugar, salt, and pepper. Add the pasta, asparagus, spring onions, and the ham, and let everything come to a boil briefly. Vegetarians and vegans can simply omit the ham.