Day 15: Boxing Day Pesto Pasta

It's Boxing Day and we're all tired from celebrating Christmas ... so here's the easiest recipe to cook ... but still a delicious version of Pesto Pasta. We're all wonky ... including the camera ... so here's a picture of the Pesto Pasta (taken by Talia) - taken just as we bumped the table!!! Excuse the stray piece of ham that fell off the top!

Pesto Sauce ingredients:

• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes
• 2 cups firmly-packed basil leaves
• 60g parmesan cheese, finely grated

or for the Boxing Day 'Cheatsville' version - buy a bottle of Leggo's Traditional Pesto Basil sauce (190g)

Pasta:

1 x 625gm Latina Basil, Pesto and Parmesan Agnolotti (serves 4)
1 bunch of broccoli
100 gms x Baby Rocket leaves
100 gms x Baby Spinach leaves
1 handful of chopped Coriander leaves
Salt and pepper for seasoning
Chilli flakes - to taste
Parmesan cheese
Optional: Leg of Ham slices left over from Christmas

Method:

Pesto Sauce -

Step 1
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add pine nuts. Cook for 3 minutes. Process pine nuts, garlic and sea salt in a food processor until well combined.

Step 2

Add basil and remaining oil. Process to form a coarse paste. Season with pepper. Stir in parmesan.

(or buy the bottle of Leggo's Pesto sauce and toss it into the pasta)

Pasta -

Step 1

Boil a pot of boiling water. Add the agnolotti pasta and bring to boil. Once boiling, add broccoli cut into 2-3cm florets. Cook both until tender - this should be approximately 5 minutes.

Step 2

Drain the water from the pasta and broccoli. Put the pasta and broccoli into a large serving bowl.

Step 3

Toss in the Spinach and Rocket leaves. Toss in the Coriander. Season with salt and pepper. Then stir and combine all the ingredients.

Step 4

For the optional slices/flakes of Ham left over from Christmas Day, slice the ham off the bone into fine flakes and place on a plate.

Step 5

Serve the pasta onto 4 individual plates. Garnish with fine layers of Ham. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Add chilli flakes if you want some added spice.