Asparagus, green pea & pesto pasta

ASPARAGUS, GREEN PEA & PESTO PASTA

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Porcijas: 3-4 Laiks kopā: 15 min

Sastāvdaļas

For pesto:

80 gr spinach leaves

30 gr radish sprouts

1 tbsp mint leaves

1 garlic clove

1 lemon (juice and grated zest)

60 gr walnuts

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp cardamom

80-100 ml extra-virgin olive oil

For pasta:

water

1 tsp salt

500 gr brown rice pasta (Doves Farm Freee gluten free Fusilli pasta)

400 gr green peas

200 gr asparagus

1/2 cup water (saved from the pot)

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)

radish sprouts (for decoration)

Pagatavošana

For pesto:

Place in a food processor spinach leaves, radish sprouts, mint leaves, garlic cloves, add lemon zest and lemon juice. Blend everything well;
Add walnuts, salt, pepper, cardamom, olive oil and finely blend everything.

For pasta:

Boil water in a pot and add salt to it;
When water is boiling add pasta, sliced asparagus and green peas in a pot. Boil for about 8 minutes;
Before draining the water, take 1/2 cup of water from the pot, which you will then add back in a next step;
Add pesto and saved water to the boiled pasta, asparagus and green peas Mix everything together;
Before serving add some grated cheese. You can decorate this dish with radish sprouts.

Piezīmes

To make this meal lactose-free, use cheese that does not contain lactose.

If you want, you can use different pasta, cooking it according to the instructions on the package. But if that pasta needs to be boiled more than 8 min then add asparagus and peas into the pot a bit later, so they boils only 8 min total.

Asparagus, green pea & pesto pasta