Vegan watercress and feta pasta
Background
Watercress is really healthy and is an excellent ingredient to make pesto from. This time I made a vegan pesto using “feta” vegan cheese - it tasted rather nice. This zesty, vegan watercress and feta pasta can be gluten-free too if the appropriate pasta is used - I made it with rice spaghetti. Feel free to add roasted, grilled or barbecued veggies to the pasta, just before serving. This is a perfect light meal for a healthy lunch during Spring and Summer.
Ingredients
- 50g watercress
- 1 Tbsp pine nuts
- 1 small clove of garlic
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- juice of half a lemon
- 50g vegan feta cheese
- 200g spaghetti (gluten-free, if needed)
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions.
- Meanwhile dry-toast the pine nuts then make the pesto: put the watercress, garlic,olive oil, lemon juice, pine nuts and half of the feta in a blender, then whiz until you get smooth paste. Taste and season with salt &pepper to your liking.
- Drain the cooked pasta and put it back in the pan. Add the pesto and toss well.
- Serve with crumbled feta on top and plenty of ground pepper (you can add some chilli flakes, if you like). Also, you can garnish it with some watercress and/or toasted pine nuts on top.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Everyday - Lunch - Main - Pasta - Quick & Easy
- Cuisines: - Italian
- Ingredients: - Greens & Salads
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - Sugar Free - Vegan
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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