Pea, courgette and pesto pasta

Looking for a quick and tasty lunch? This took less than 15 mins to make and it’s sooo good with the homemade pesto 👅

I hope you’re all having a lovely week so far!

▫️Ingredients

✨Pasta (for 2 people)
✨1 large courgette
✨1 cup of peas
✨A handful of arugula
✨Pine nuts

𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼:

✨ 2 cups packed fresh basil (large stems removed)
✨3 Tbsp pine nuts
✨3 large cloves garlic (peeled)
✨2 Tbsp lemon juice
✨3-4 Tbsp nutritional yeast
✨1/4 tsp sea salt (plus more to taste)
✨2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
✨3-6 Tbsp water

◽️Method
1️⃣ To make the pesto, blend all of the ingredients in a blender.
2️⃣ Cook the pasta as per the instructions on the packet. Whilst that’s cooking, add some oil in a pan and fry the courgettes.
3️⃣ Add the peas to the pan and the pesto.
4️⃣ Once the pasta has cooked, mix it in with the pesto sauce.
5️⃣To finish, add the arugula, pine nuts, some vegan cheese (optional), salt / pepper.

Enjoy 💚