Easy Peasy Pesto Pasta
Simple
Simple
Simple
Simple
0:15 m
6
Ingredients
5661
kcal
This is a really easy pasta recipe that absolutely BANGS! Pesto is one thing we've missed since being plant-based, so we instantly fell in love with this vegan pesto recipe made of garden peas. Try it yourself!
Serves
4
Ingredients
For the recipe
<item-todo-done>400g quality spaghetti<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>200g garden peas<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>30g bunch of basil<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>100g pine nuts<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>20g Nooch<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>50ml olive oil<item-todo-done><item-todo-done> Juice of 1 lemon<item-todo-done><item-todo-done> Salt & pepper to taste<item-todo-done>
Before you start
Kettle boiled | Food Processor | High sided frying pan | Large saucepan
Cook the peas
- Pour the peas into a saucepan, cover with boiling water and simmer over medium heat until tender
- Drain the peas with a colander, shaking off any excess water
Prepare the pasta
- Boil a large pot of water over a high heat
- Add a big pinch of salt and pasta to the water and simmer for 9-11 minutes until cooked
Prepare the pesto
- Halve the lemon and squeeze the juice into the blender, catching any pips in your free hand
- Add the peas, basil, pine nuts, nooch, olive oil and a big pinch of salt and pepper to the food processor and blitz into a smooth pesto (save some nooch, pine nuts and a few basil leaves to use as garnish)
Blend and serve
- Drain the pasta, reserving a little pasta water and tip it back into the cooking pot
- Add the pesto to the pan and fold it into the pasta
- Sprinkle over the reserved nooch, basil, pine nuts, a little salt and pepper and serve immediately