PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD

Name: PESTO PASTA and BEAN SALAD with GARLIC BREAD
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 grams spaghetti; 2 small potatoes, peeled & diced; 1/2 bunch basil, chopped; 1 avocado, cut into quarters; 1 clove garlic, crushed with knife; 1/4 cup olive oil + extra (if needed); salt & pepper; 250 grams cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters; 1 handful rocket leaves, torn; 1/2 red onion, sliced; 1/4 bunch coriander, chopped; 200 grams cannellini beans; 1/2 tsp agave syrup; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1/2 tsp sesame oil; salt & pepper; 1 herb & garlic butter (refer to recipes) sliced into rounds; 1 baguette, cut 5-10cm (vegan bread)

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Ingredients

40 mins

4 servings

pasta
400 gramsspaghetti
2small potatoes, peeled & diced
1/2 bunchbasil, chopped
1avocado, cut into quarters
1 clovegarlic, crushed with knife
1/4 cupolive oil + extra (if needed)
salt & pepper
salad
250 gramscherry tomatoes, cut into quarters
1 handfulrocket leaves, torn
1/2red onion, sliced
1/4 bunchcoriander, chopped
200 gramscannellini beans
salad dressing
1/2 tspagave syrup
1 tbspred wine vinegar
1/2 tspsesame oil
salt & pepper
bread
1herb & garlic butter (refer to recipes) sliced into rounds
1baguette, cut 5-10cm (vegan bread)

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Steps

40 mins

1

Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add the potatoes, cook for 5 minutes. Stir, add the spaghetti. Cook for 8 mintues, until tender.
2

In a food processor, add the basil, avocado, garlic and olive oil. Blitz until smooth. Add extra oil if to thick. Season.
3

Grill on medium. Place a garlic & herb butter round onto each peice of baguette. Grill until butter melts & bread becomes crispy.
4

Once cooked, remove spaghetti, drain, return to pot. Pour over the pesto, stir and place in a serving dish.
5

Meanwhile, rince the cannellini beans under running water in a strainer. Put in a serving bowl, toss through the rest of the salad ingredients. In a small bowl, add dressing ingredients, mix and season to taste. Gently toss dressing and salad.
6

Remove garlic bread from grill. Serve immediately.
7

Note: the potatoes are ment to go mushy in with the pasta, it helps the pesto stick to the spaghetti.