Name: Vegan watercress and feta pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
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

Vegan watercress and feta pasta

15 Mar 2020

by Wholeness

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

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.