Spaghetti with pea, almond & mint pesto
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Spaghetti with pea, almond & mint pesto

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Vegetarian
  • Serves2
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook15 mins
  • Total time25 mins

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Ingredients

  • 200g Essential Waitrose Garden Peas
  • 180g spaghetti
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Cooks’ Ingredients Frozen Chopped Garlic
  • 2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds
  • tbsp finely grated parmigiano reggiano
  • 1 pinch dried chilli flakes, large pinch (optional)
  • ½ lemon, zest, rest cut into wedges
  • 10 mint leaves, shredded

Method

  1. Cook the peas in a pan of boiling water for 3 minutes then drain and set aside. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a separate large pan of boiling water.

  2. Return the pea pan to a medium heat with the oil and fry the garlic for 2 minutes until fragrant, then stir in the peas, coating them in the oil; remove from the heat. Tip ²/ ³ of the peas into a small food processor with the almonds, cheese, chilli (if using) and lemon zest. Season and pulse to a rough paste, then return to the pan with the whole peas.

  3. Scoop a cupful of cooking water from the spaghetti then drain and return to the pan. Stir the pea mixture into the pasta along with a splash of the cooking water and toss together, adding more water as needed to make a loose pesto that coats the spaghetti. Stir through the mint and serve with lemon wedges and extra parmigiano reggiano, if liked.

Cook’s tip

This pea pesto is also great served on toast, topped with strips of Parma ham or a poached egg.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,727kJ/ 683kcals

Fat

28.6g

Saturated Fat

4.3g

Carbohydrates

77.9g

Sugars

4.7g

Fibre

10.2g

Protein

23.4g

Salt

0.55g

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