Pasta with pesto & fresh herbs

Name: Pasta with pesto & fresh herbs
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 500 grams pasta shapes; 100 grams baby spinach; 50 grams walnuts, chopped; 50 grams wild rocket; 1 small handful flat-leaf parsley, leaves torn into fingertip-size pieces; 1 small handful sage, leaves torn into fingertip-size pieces; 1 small handful chives, snipped; 1 some basil and tarragon, if you have any, torn into; 4 Tbsps good-quality olive oil; 100 grams parmesan or veggie alternative, grated; 50 grams toasted pine nuts; 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1 handful basil; 1 handful flat-leaf parsley; 50 milliliters olive oil

Pasta with pesto & fresh herbs requires around 50 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 717 calories, 18g of protein, and 36g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 5. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. A mixture of olive oil, baby spinach, some basil and tarragon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Pasta with Five Fresh Herbs, Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes and Herbs, and Pasta With Crayfish and Fresh Herbs.

Instructions

Pound the pesto ingredients to a paste in a pestle and mortar or food processor.

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Pesto

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Mortar And Pestle

Cook the pasta.

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Pasta

Drain, return to the pan with the pesto and stir over a low-ish heat for 2-3 mins not any longer or the sauce will go grey.

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Pesto

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Add the spinach and stir well for 1 min until it wilts.

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Spinach

Add the walnuts, rocket, parsley, sage, chives, basil and tarragon, if using, and oil. Take off the heat and stir well before serving sprinkled with grated Parmesan.

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Parmesan