Pasta & Mixed Peppers With Walnut & Lemon Pesto

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 25 g walnut pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 large lemon, zest of
• 25 g fresh parsley
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 small red onions, quartered and separated into pieces
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 250 g pasta, shapes
• 250 g mixed peppers, antipasto drained and sliced
• 50 g vegetarian parmesan cheese, finely grated, plus extra shavings to serve

Recipe

• 1 make the pesto. put the walnuts, garlic and lemon zest in a food processor and whizz until finely chopped. add the parsley, then drizzle the oil down the feed tube and whizz to combine everything together. season to taste.
• 2 preheat the grill to high. tip the onions into a grill pan, sprinkle with 1 tbsp oil, then toss to coat. arrange them in a single layer and grill for 6-8 minutes until lightly charred.
• 3 meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the pack instructions until just tender - it won't swell as much as wheat pasta, so taste a piece to check that it's just tender.
• 4 drain the pasta in a colander. tip the pesto, onions and peppers into the pasta pan and put back on the heat. stir for a few moments, then add the pasta and then the cheese. season and serve straight away, scattered with the cheese shavings.