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Tagliatelle with peas and summer green pesto

Name: Tagliatelle with peas and summer green pesto
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: rocket 75g, washed; garlic 1 clove; pine nuts 25g; olive oil; parmesan (or vegetarian alternative) 25g, grated; tagliatelle 150g; peas 150g

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Give pesto pasta a twist with this quick and easy recipe for two. A simple homemade pesto with rocket and parmesan is the perfect sauce for tagliatelle

By Janine Ratcliffe

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:33 pm

Ingredients

rocket 75g, washed
garlic 1 clove
pine nuts 25g
olive oil
parmesan (or vegetarian alternative) 25g, grated
tagliatelle 150g
peas 150g

Method

Step 1

Put the rocket, garlic and pine nuts in a small food processor and whizz, adding 4 tbsp olive oil as you go (add extra if you prefer a thinner texture). Stir in the parmesan and season.
Step 2

Cook the tagliatelle adding the peas for the last minute of cooking time.
Step 3

Drain, keeping 1 tbsp of the cooking water. Toss the pesto, pasta, peas and water together and serve with extra cheese if you like.