Green Pea & Quinoa Fusilli with Watercress & Coconut Pesto

If you like your greens... you'll love this delicious Green Pea & Quinoa Fusilli with Watercress & Coconut Pesto, Fresh Peas & Spinach. It can be served as a main or salad. Enjoy x

Preparation time: 5min
 
Cooking time: 10min

Serves: 3-4

SF, DF, GF, VG, Great for Kids

Ingredients

• 250g Clearspring Green Pea & Quinoa Fusilli

• 200g Bio Kitchen Organic / Demeter Garden Peas
• 100g Fresh Spinach Leaves

 Pesto:


• 200g Fresh Watercress

• 100g Fresh Parsley

• 100g Fresh Mint

• 3 Medium Garlic Cloves

• 100-150ml Clearspring Coconut Oil (Melted)

• 1 ¼ tsp Traditional Unrefined Sea Salt
• ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper

Method

1. Bring two pots of salted water to a boil and once it is rolling add the fusilli to cook in one pot for approx. 6 minutes or until tender and cooked. Add the frozen peas to the other and cook on a rolling boil for approx. 5min. Strain and leave aside.

2. Add all the pesto ingredients to a blender or food processor using the smallest amount of coconut oil first and blend well till all smooth.
3. 
If it is too thick then add the remainder of the coconut oil.

4. Once the pesto is done serve up your pasta in dishes, spoon in 2-3 tbsp of pesto into each bowl and a portion of peas and mix in gently.

5. Finish it off with some fresh spinach leaves on top.

6. Voila! You're done. Enjoy x

Chef

Nicky Clinch: Certified Macrobiotic Nutritionist, Life Counsellor and Chef

Nicky is a Certified Macrobiotic Nutritionist, Counsellor and Chef who specialises in empowered balanced health that comes from the inside out.

Using her unique technique incorporating Oriental Medicine, Emotional Counselling and her own personal journey of transformation, connecting the emotions we carry with the relationship we have with food and with our body.

Passionate about seasonal, unrefined, wholefood cooking Nicky's food is abundant, delicious and nourishing, where she uses all aspects of every ingredient to create balance on the plate.
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