CURLY KALE PESTO PASTA
Published 20th February 2018
FUSILLI PASTA with CURLY KALE PESTO
So few
ingredients used and yet so big on taste! We love curly kale which is high in
fibre, rich in vitamins, magnesium and folate and great for digestion too. This
dish serves 4 people.
This simple
and refreshing light tasting pasta dish is great for Spring and uses curly kale
which is still in season and is not only great value for money but so versatile
for so many recipes!
Ingredients:
300g dry fusilli pasta (or other shaped pasta)
Approximately 100g curly kale leaves trimmed off the
stems
(chop
the stems into small pieces and add to a soup or stir-fry recipe)
20g strong nutty Lincolnshire Poacher cheese, grated
(or
Leicestershire’s "Sparkenhoe Vintage”)
2-3 garlic cloves, crushed (or 2-3 spring
onions)
150-200ml Ownsworth’s Rapeseed Oil
Zest of one small lemon plus a teaspoon
of lemon juice
salt and pepper
Method:
Firstly start to cook the
pasta according to the instructions on the packet whilst you make the simple
and quick pesto.
Thoroughly wash and dry the curly kale, then carefully trim the leaves off the stems into fine pieces (it makes it easier to crush them with the pestle!) and set aside.
Into a pestle and mortar, add crushed garlic or spring onions which have been finely chopped. Now add the chopped finely chopped curly kale, grated Lincolnshire Poacher cheese. Mash everything together and stir the pestle to combine all the ingredients. Season with salt and pepper and the zest of one small lemon.
Finally add
the rapeseed oil in a drizzle, again mashing everything together to make a
lovely green zesty paste.
Once the
pasta is cooked "al dente” drain the pasta and tip into a warmed
serving dish.
Spoon the
curly kale pesto through the hot pasta, before sprinkling with slithers of
Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese (you can use a potato peeler to do this) and a
little more grated lemon zest.
Serve
immediately.
Notice this pesto is made "nut free”
but if you want to add some, why not try hazelnuts or walnuts which are grown
all over Britain?