Pesto alla Greenovese
Updated: Oct 17, 2019
The name is the past participle of the Genoese verb pestâ (Italian: pestare), which means "to pound", "to crush". The more you know ay?
Food Engineers: Jack & Jed Coiley
*£1.50 per portion. Feeds 4. Whip up in an easy 25 minutes*
Pesto
· 1 packed cup of basil leaves.
· 2 cloves garlic.
· 50g pine nuts - lightly toasted.
· 5 tbsp nutritional yeast.
· 1 tsp salt.
· 1/2 tsp sugar.
· 4 tbsp olive oil.
The resto
· 2 courgettes.
· 75g of pasta per person (or way more...)
Method:
1) Slice the courgettes lengthways into flat slabs. Season both sides with salt and pepper, put in a single layer in a hot griddle pan. (You will need to cook these in batches until both sides are slightly charred. Put in oven to keep warm).
2) Add all the pesto ingredients to a blender (or a pestle) and puree. If this isn't working, add a little water.
3) Cook ya pasta, stir in enough pesto to slather in flavour, top with the courgetti, ooohhh yum baby pesto.
Top tip: Make loads and keep it in the fridge for instant flavour!
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