Vegan watercress and feta pasta
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
Method
- 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.