Lunchbox Recipe
½ a bunch of fresh basil or rocket
2 cloves of garlic
50g pine nuts
250g fresh or frozen peas
100g baby spinach
100g hard goat’s cheese
1 lemon
extra virgin olive oil
600g dried pasta, in fun shapes
120g breadcrumbs
Method:
- Pick the basil/rocket leaves and peel the garlic.
- Toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan until golden.
- If you have frozen peas, pour over boiling water and let stand for 5 mins.
- Blitz the peas, spinach, basil, 1 clove of garlic, the pine nuts and 70g of goat's cheese in a food processor until you have a thick paste.
- To loosen it a little, squeeze over the lemon juice and a few splashes of oil. If it is still quite thick, add a splash of water until it is spoonable, like yoghurt.
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions until al dente.
- Drain in a colander then cool under cold running water to prevent it from cooking any further and going mushy.
- Return the pasta to the pan, add the pesto and stir well to combine.
- Chop the remaining garlic.
- Heat a splash of oil in a pan, add the garlic and breadcrumbs, then cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the breadcrumbs are crunchy and golden.
- Line up 12 clean, empty jam jars or containers and fill them with the pesto pasta.
- Scatter the breadcrumbs on top then grate over the remaining goat’s cheese. Screw on the lids and you’re ready to take them to school!
recipe from: https://www.jamieoliver.com