Prep and cooking time: 15-20 mins

This pesto is incredibly tasty and takes no time at all to put together. Greta to have with your favourite pasta and vegetables and you have a great comforting healthy meal.

 

Ingredients

• 3/4 good handful of fresh basil leaves
• Extra Virgin Olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• 50g Parmesan Cheese
• 60g Pine Nuts
• 1 Garlic clove
• 200g Sun-dried Tomatoes
• 200g Red Pepper
• Your favourite Wholewheat pasta
• Your favourite veg

 

Method

 

• First, take a handful of pine nuts and roast them for a few minutes in a hot frying pan. Do not blacken too much as it will impair the flavour later on.
• In your processer, place in the fresh basil and whirl it up for a few seconds.
• Then add the pine nuts, tomatoes, chopped red pepper, chopped garlic and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Give it a blend for 15 seconds.
• Add in the grated parmesan and 4/5 tbsp of olive oil. Give it a good whirl for a few minutes until finally blended together. Have a quick taste, add more salt or oil if needed. For an extra kick add in some chilli or lemon juice.
• Then it’s ready to go, cook up your favourite wholewheat pasta, add in some veg, then your pesto and you have a quick, tasty meal in no time.

 

Extra tip – keep 50ml or so of the cooked pasta water to make your pesto pasta dish that little bit saucier.

 

Enjoy!

 

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Happy Running, Happy Cooking – Alex, AC Running and Fitness.