Layered veggie-loaded pesto pasta

Name: Layered veggie-loaded pesto pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 50 g pepitas; 50 g pine nuts; 1 lemon; 50 g Parmesan cheese; 3 garlic cloves; 400 g can cannellini beans; 40 g fresh basil; 60 g fresh baby spinach leaves; 1 ¼ tsp sea salt; 2 pinches ground black pepper; 1 lemon; 80 g extra virgin olive oil; 80 g water; 1700 g boiling water; 1 broccoli; 2 bunches asparagus; 120 g frozen peas; 250 g dried spelt pasta; 60 g rocket leaves; 250 g cherry tomatoes

3.9 29 rating

Prep. 10min

Total 30min

6 portions

Ingredients

pepitas
50 g
pine nuts plus extra to serve
50 g
lemon zested and juiced, plus extra juice to serve
1
Parmesan cheese cut into pieces (3 cm) or 1½ tbsp nutritional yeast flakes, plus extra to serve
50 g
garlic cloves
3
can cannellini beans rinsed and drained
400 g
fresh basil leaves only
40 g
fresh baby spinach leaves
60 g
sea salt
1 ¼ tsp
ground black pepper
2 pinches
lemon juice only
1
extra virgin olive oil
80 g
water
80 g
boiling water
1700 g
broccoli cut into small florets
1
asparagus trimmed and cut into thirds
2 bunches
frozen peas
120 g
dried spelt pasta spirals
250 g
rocket leaves to serve
60 g
cherry tomatoes cut into halves
250 g