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NASTURTIUM AND WILD SORREL PESTO PASTA
Nasturtium and wild sorrel pesto pasta
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Recipe by: Jeremy Freemantle
Serves: 4
Category: Easy / Great value / Quick
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
100 g nasturtiums
50 g wild sorrel
2 garlic cloves, chopped
50 g cashew nuts
½ cup Parmesan grated, plus extra for serving
½ lemon, juiced
½ cup olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
cencioni pasta shells (petal-shaped pasta)
500 g broad beans, blanched, for serving
Cooking instructions:

Blend the nasturtiums, wild sorrel, garlic, cashew nuts, Parmesan and lemon juice.

Add the olive oil in a slow, steady stream until a smooth paste forms. Season to taste.

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water for 6 to 8 minutes until al dente, then drain.

Toss the pasta with the pesto, scatter with the blanched broad beans and serve with lots of grated Parmesan.

Cook’s note: Use ordinary sorrel if you can’t find wild sorrel.


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