Courgette and Pesto Pasta
Courgette and pesto pasta
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 courgette
- 100 g fusilli or torti pasta
- 1 Tbsp pesto sauce
- 2 Tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tsp salt
To Serve
- rocket leaves optional
- Parmesan cheese
- black pepper
Instructions
- Boil the pasta with a little as per the recommended cooking times
- Meanwhile and quickly: wash courgette and cut off stalk end. Cut in half lengthways and then keeping the two halves together, cut into 1cm slices. I prefer to do this unevenly at different angles. You may prefer to keep your pieces all the same. It'll taste the same!
- 4 minutes before the end of pasta cooking time, add the courgette to the pasta
- Heat up a small frying pan, no oil. Add the pine nuts and allow to roast until they start to brown Stir a couple of times.
- Drain the pasta and courgette
Serving
- Wash the rocket and shake off the water thoroughly. Place around the bowls
- Add the courgette and pasta in the centre and coarsely grate parmesan over the top. Sprinkle the toasted pine nuts over that and season with freshly ground black pepper
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