This recipe was inspired by courgette and pesto pasta; a recipe I found on goodtoknow.co.uk. We'd harvested some cherry tomatoes that day so I decided to add them to the mix and the result was this very quick and simple pasta dish.
Ingredients
4-5 small courgettes, coarsely grated
Large handful of cherry tomaotes, chopped in half
Chilli flakes
Olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
300g linguine
4tbsp green pesto (I bought it fresh from Waitrose)
Parmesan, grated
Handful of fresh basil leaves
Method
1. Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the chilli flakes and cook the onion until soft, approximately 5 minutes
2. While the onion is cooking, cook the linguine in a pot of salted boiling water for approximately 11 minutes, or according to the instructions on the pack
3. Add the grated courgettes to the onion and cook for approximately 2-3 minutes
4. Drain the pasta and add it to the courgette and onion mix. Add the tomatoes and fresh pesto and toss
5. Add the parmesan and continue to toss
6. Garnish with a generous helping of fresh basil leaves
I'm a big fan of chilli and all things spicy so I normally add at least a small teaspoon of chilli flakes to most of my pasta dishes but you could easily leave this ingredient out for an equally tasty dish.
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