INGREDIENTS:

Pesto & Walnut Angel Hair

Beautiful, vibrant green pesto - a magical blend of fresh basil, pinenuts, garlic, parmesan & olive oil - and pasta must be one of the best marriages ever!  It's actually quite wonderous on its own, but thing about me is I like to fiddle too much.  And I'm also greedy.  It's most unusual for me to eat anything that only consists of 2 ingredients (although technically pesto is 5 ingredients and the pasta = 6...but I digress).

I've also been experimenting with vegetarian menus because I've been eating too much meat of late!  So here's a neat little recipe - so simple you could make it blindfolded.   Pesto (homemade, of course), with crunchy toasted walnuts, spinach and only the oil the pesto is made with.  Very nice indeedy!

alt tags: vegetarian 

PREPARATION:

SERVINGS: 1 as a main

PREP-to-MOUTH: 20mins

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: None

1. Boil a saucepan of water with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and cook pasta for 10 mins
2. Chop walnuts until it resembles oatmeal
3. Toast walnuts in a dry frying pan until golden brown and aromatic.
4. Tear spinach leaves into rough pieces
   
5. When pasta is ready, drain well and stir through the spinach, pesto and walnuts.
6. Serve with additional parmesan and a nice fruity Riesling