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Kale & Spinach Pesto Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WASH THE FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND HERBS BEFORE YOU START.

COOKING TIME
20 Mins

DIFFICULTY

INGREDIENTS 2p 4p
Spaghetti 210 gr 420 gr
Kale 100 gr 200 gr
Spinach 2 handfuls 4 handfuls
Cherry tomato 10 20
Lemon 1 2
Garlic 2 cloves 4 cloves
Pine nuts 20 gr 40 gr
Nutritional yeast 2 tbsp 4 tbsp
*Olive oil 7 tbsp 14 tbsp

* PRODUCTS ARE PANTRY ITEMS AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BOX NEITHER ARE SALT AND PEPPER

Vegan Kale and Spinach Pesto Pasta Dish

  Nutrition per 100 gr (Average serve is 400gr)
  Energy 1010Kj
  Protein 7.8g
  Fat, Total 6.9g
  –  Saturated 0.6g
  Carbohydrates 34.3g
  – Sugars 1.5g
  Sodium 10mg
  Allergens Gluten, Pine nuts
This easy and delicious vegan pasta dish can be made in 20 minutes and is the perfect meal for a weeknight. The kale and spinach are bursting with healthy nutrition. The pesto mixed with the pasta and the roasted pine nuts and tomatoes make this dish and absolute winner.

TOOLS: 2 saucepans, 1 small fry pan, Bowl, food processor, oven, kitchen paper, strainer

METHOD

1

PREP                                    

Heat oven to 180C ● bring two saucepans with water to the boil ● place fry pan on medium heat with 1 (2) tbsp of oil ● add pine nuts and roast  until golden ● remove and let them cool on kitchen paper  ● chop garlic

2

BLANCH                                 

Add salt to the boiling water ● in one saucepan, add kale and cook for 30-40 seconds ● remove and place in a bowl of ice cold water ● drain when the kale has cooled

3

COOK & ROAST                 

Halve tomatoes, place on oven tray. Drizzle with 1(2) tbsp of oil and salt ● place in oven and cook until tomatoes start to blister (around 5 minutes) ● in the second pan, cook spaghetti al dente in 7-8 minutes then drain

4

BLEND                                

Place in food processor:  zest and juice of the lemon, garlic, half of the pine nuts, half of the spinach, nutritional yeast, kale and  5(10) tbsp of oil ● blend everything into a  creamy paste ● taste, season and add a splash of water if consistency is to dry

5

FINISH & SERVE              

Place spaghetti back in the empty pan and combine with the pesto mixture ● add remaining spinach and toss  ● place spaghetti in bowls and garnish with roasted tomatoes and pine nuts

Attention customers with food allergies. Our products may contain traces of allergens, such as wheat, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, or wheat.