Pasta with pea & basil pesto

Name: Pasta with pea & basil pesto
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 500 g pasta, fresh; 1 kg peas, frozen; 60 g basil, fresh; 30 ml olive oil; 30-45 ml nut butter (used macadamia nut butter); 2 lemons, juiced; 10 ml salt; 5 ml pepper, black, crushed

Shandré Goss-Ross @shandre

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

This is one of my go to meals when I want something easy filling and yummy of course.

With the bright green and dash of red it is perfect for #myfestiverecipe.

The pasta I made myself (recipe in my profile). This meal best served with roasted chicken or lamb.

This is one of my go to meals when I want something easy filling and yummy of course.

With the bright green and dash of red it is perfect for #myfestiverecipe.

The pasta I made myself (recipe in my profile). This meal best served with roasted chicken or lamb.

Shandré Goss-Ross @shandre

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

This is one of my go to meals when I want something easy filling and yummy of course.

With the bright green and dash of red it is perfect for #myfestiverecipe.

The pasta I made myself (recipe in my profile). This meal best served with roasted chicken or lamb.

This is one of my go to meals when I want something easy filling and yummy of course.

With the bright green and dash of red it is perfect for #myfestiverecipe.

The pasta I made myself (recipe in my profile). This meal best served with roasted chicken or lamb.

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Ingredients

4-6 servings

500 gpasta, fresh
1 kgpeas, frozen
60 gbasil, fresh
30 mlolive oil
30-45 mlnut butter (used macadamia nut butter)
2lemons, juiced
10 mlsalt
5 mlpepper, black, crushed

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Steps

1

Pasta: Cook in simmering salted water. Drain and set aside. Can drizzle with some olive oil after drained.
2

Pesto: Cook peas until just before completely cooked (either on a stove in simmering water approximately 2 minutes or microwave between 2-3 minutes)
3

This step can be done in a blender or stick blender - Combine all ingredient except pasta and blend. Taste and adjust seasoning
4

Serve pesto over pasta and enjoy with a glass of wine.