Fresh Asparagus And Pesto Sauce For Pasta

Jenny Atkinson
Jenny Atkinson @jenny0124
Liverpool

Fresh and tasty sauce for pasta, this would also double up as a soup!

Fresh Asparagus And Pesto Sauce For Pasta

Fresh and tasty sauce for pasta, this would also double up as a soup!

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Ingredients

15 mins
2 servings
  1. 12Asparagus tips
  2. 3Baby courgettes
  3. 4Spring onions
  4. 1 tspPesto
  5. 1 tbspFromage frais
  6. 1 tspSoft cheese
  7. 1 cloveGarlic
  8. 1 pinchSalt and black pepper
  9. 1 pinchMixed dried herbs
  10. 1unit Half lemon zest and squeeze of juice
  11. 1as needed Pasta of your choice, tagliatelle is good with this.
  12. 1unit Finely grated parmesan

Cooking Instructions

15 mins
  1. 1

    Roughly chop the asparagus, courgette, onions and garlic. Add these to a pan, add boiling water enough to just cover the veg and a pinch of salt. Blanch for 3-4 minutes.

  2. 2

    Turn pan off the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. do not drain the water! With a hand held blender (or transfer to a food processer), roughly blend untill you have a sauce consistency. Add the remaining ingredients apart from the Parmesan and blend further untill desired consistancy. I prefer mine still with a bit of texture so I dont completely purée it.

  3. 3

    Reheat the sauce for about 5 minutes. Serve over pasta and add Parmesan over the top. If you want a protein with this, chicken or fish would go well, or even stir through some cooked pancetta. I served this with salmon.

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