Garden herb pesto
Serves 6 - 8
Easy
Prep:
No cook (pesto only)
Enjoy homemade garden pesto in the depth of winter with this fragrant, freezable recipe
Skip to ingredients
- 100g mixed soft herbs- choose between basil, flat-leaf or parsley, mint, chives, dill - whatever you have in your garden or fridge, plus extra to serve
- 300ml full-fat crème fraîche
- 100g parmesangrated, plus extra to serve
- 100g pine nuttoasted, plus extra to serve
To serve
- 50g spaghettilinguine or other pasta per person
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal381
- fat37g
- saturates17g
- carbs3g
- sugars2g
- fibre1g
- protein10g
- salt0glow
Method
step 1
Put the herbs, crème fraîche and Parmesan in a food processor and whizz together. Add the pine nuts and pulse so they are just a little chopped. Season really, really well, then divide what you want to freeze between ice cube trays using a couple of teaspoons. Wrap in cling film and freeze.
step 2
Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Drain, then stir in fresh pesto. If using the frozen cubes, pop 1-2 pesto ice cubes per person into the pasta pan. Tip the drained pasta back on top, put the lid on and leave for 10 mins. Stir the melted pesto into the pasta, then serve topped with more Parmesan, a few pine nuts and extra herbs, if you like.
