This Easy Pesto Pasta Will Be A New Family Favourite

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By Courtenay Perks, Whole Vegan Pantry

Barefoot cooking after a day in the sun makes me happy. This recipe for Lemon Rocket Pesto with Quinoa Spaghetti and Toasted Pine Nuts is quick AND easy. šŸ‘ŒšŸ»

// Ingredients

Pesto

  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 100ml cold pressed organic olive oil
  • 250g baby rocket leaves washed
  • 1 handful flat leaf parsley
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp Himalayan sea salt
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts

Pasta

  • 1/4 cup pine nuts for toasting
  • 1 400gĀ packet quinoa spaghetti
Full view Lemon Rocket Pesto with Quinoa Spaghetti and Toasted Pinenuts whole vegan pantry recipe// Method
  1. Place all ingredients for the pesto sauce in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Toast pine nuts in a pan with a teeny drizzle of olive oil until golden.
  3. Cook pasta, and mix with pesto in a pan over heat.
  4. Serve with a sprinkle of toasted pine nuts.

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