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Asparagus Peas Pasta with Green Pea Pesto

April 22, 2016 By Hana 8 Comments

Asparagus Peas Pasta with Green Pea Pesto

For me the whole point of pasta based meal is that you don’t have to cook too much, but you can still have a bit of fun with what goes with it. This Asparagus Peas Pasta with Green Pea Pesto is a recipe for one of those days when you crave high carb comfort and quick meal, but you still want it to be healthy and possibly green. This pasta is so green that you can’t even see it in there, but you surely can taste it. The freshly cooked pasta is tossed with green pea pesto, asparagus, peas and fresh rocket leaves for the ultimate comfort spring time meal.

Asparagus Peas Pasta with Green Pea PestoAsparagus Peas Pasta with Green Pea Pesto

I have to confess I’ve used spelt spinach tagliatelle, because the only gluten-free pasta that I could find was made of a mix of rice and corn, which didn’t appeal to me at all. You can use any of your favourite pasta in this recipe according to your dietary needs. I’ve blanched asparagus and peas for 3 minutes each and then used half of the peas to make the pesto just to make the dish more exciting. I have a similar recipe for Green Pea and Basil Dip you can check out where I’ve used tahini instead of a nutritional yeast and you could play around with the flavours to see which one you prefer. Enjoy all those greens:)

Asparagus Peas Pasta with Green Pea PestoAsparagus Peas Pasta with Green Pea Pesto

Asparagus Peas Pasta with Green Pea Pesto
 
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Author: Hana, Nirvana Cakery
Serves: 2-3 servings
Ingredients
  • 250g pasta (gluten-free if needed)
  • 250g asparagus, 1 small bunch
  • 125g fresh or frozen peas, shelled (1 cup)
  • 50g rocket (arugula), 2 handfuls
  • Green pea pesto:
  • 125g fresh or frozen peas, shelled (1 cup)
  • fresh basil, handful
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • 1tbsp lemon juice
  • sea salt & pepper
  • 1tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
Instructions
  1. Cook the pasta following the pack instructions.
  2. Prepare the asparagus by snapping each of the asparagus stalk discarding the woody bits.
  3. To blanch the asparagus, bring pot of water to boil, add asparagus, cover and boil for 3 min. Rinse under cold water.
  4. Cut stalks diagonal into ½" pieces leaving the tips whole to arrange on top.
  5. Cook all the peas together in one go. If using frozen peas, place into a pan with water, bring to a boil and simmer for 3 min. Rinse with cold water and drain well. If you're using fresh peas you can skip this step. To save time you can also cook the peas together with the asparagus.
  6. Place all of the ingredients for the green pea pesto into a food processor and blend until desired consistency.
  7. Toss the pesto through pasta until coated, then toss in asparagus, peas and rocket and place onto serving dish. Top with asparagus tips and serve.
  8. Enjoy!
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Asparagus Peas Pasta with Green Pea Pesto

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Comments

  1. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    April 22, 2016 at 3:27 pm

    Beautiful! I love all the green in every form <3
    I never seem to make pestos, but they are so good and can be so fresh and the perfect amount of flavor for any dish!

    Reply
    • Hana says

      April 22, 2016 at 3:47 pm

      Thank you Rebecca! I’ve been trying to up my greens, so I guess you can see it in this post, it’s very green:) I tend to make pesto quite often, because my son loves it and he loves pasta as all the kids do! x

      Reply
  2. Grace | eat, write + explore says

    April 23, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    This is the prettiest bowl of green goodness! Will have to give this one a try soon!

    Reply
  3. Hana says

    April 23, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    Thank you so much Grace! Hope you’ll enjoy it:)

    Reply
  4. Erin says

    April 23, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    I think you made the prettiest bowl pasta I have ever seen :) And ohh boy it looks so scrumptious!

    Reply
    • Hana says

      April 23, 2016 at 8:59 pm

      Thank you so much Erin for this beautiful comment! So happy you think that:)

      Reply
  5. Lynne says

    April 24, 2016 at 10:57 pm

    Peas are so precious because they seem to come in and go out of season so fast. Since I freeze batches of pesto for my kids, this seems like a great way to extend the pea season, too. Such an enticing bowl of green goodness you’ve created.

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  6. Hana says

    April 25, 2016 at 2:19 pm

    Thank you so much Lynne for your lovely comment! You are so right, fresh peas really are precious, I used to love growing them as a child:) There are so perfect for kids!

    Reply

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