PASTA WITH PESTO & FRESH HERBS

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Grow your own herbs? Snip a good mixture of them for this very special pasta dish

Provided by John Torode

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

500g bag pasta shapes
100g bag baby spinach
50g walnuts , chopped
50g bag wild rocket
small handful flat-leaf parsley , leaves torn into fingertip-size pieces
small handful sage , leaves torn into fingertip-size pieces
small handful chives , snipped
some basil and tarragon, if you have any, torn into pieces
4 tbsp good-quality olive oil
100g parmesan or veggie alternative, grated
50g toasted pine nuts
2 garlic cloves , roughly chopped
handful basil
handful flat-leaf parsley
50ml olive oil

Steps:

Pound the pesto ingredients to a paste in a pestle and mortar or food processor.
Cook the pasta. Drain, return to the pan with the pesto and stir over a low-ish heat for 2-3 mins - not any longer or the sauce will go grey. Add the spinach and stir well for 1 min until it wilts. Add the walnuts, rocket, parsley, sage, chives, basil and tarragon, if using, and oil. Take off the heat and stir well before serving sprinkled with grated Parmesan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 748 calories, Fat 40 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 79 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 24 grams protein, Sodium 0.49 milligram of sodium