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Rocket & pistachio pesto pasta
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Total Time:
18 minutes
Elevate your pasta with a quick and easy homemade pesto for bold flavor.
Ingredients:
  • 80 g wild rocket
  • ½ a clove of garlic
  • 50 g shelled unsalted pistachios
  • 25 g Parmesan cheese plus extra to serve
  • 1 lemon
  • 320 g asparagus
  • 300 g dried linguine
Instructions:
  • Measure 70g of wild rocket and place it in a pestle and mortar. Add a pinch of sea salt and crush until it forms a paste. Peel and crush in ½ clove of garlic, then grind in 50g of unshelled pistachios until they become a fine texture. Mix in 4 tablespoons of olive oil, grate in 25g of Parmesan cheese, and squeeze in the juice of 1 lemon. Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Adjust the pesto to your liking. Cook 300g of dried linguine in boiling water according to package instructions, and reserve a mugful of the starchy cooking water. While the pasta cooks, remove the woody ends from 320g of asparagus. Combine the pasta with the pesto, then using a speed-peeler, shave the asparagus into the pot. If needed, loosen with a splash of reserved cooking water. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and sprinkle the remaining 10g of rocket and a fine grating of Parmesan on top. Enjoy with a side salad.

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