Fresh Watercress Pasta

This nutritious pasta dish is packed full of flavour

15 February 2015

Cost under R80
Serves 4
Preparation Time 20 minutes
Cooking Time 10 to 15 minutes

400g short pasta
handful watercress
handful fresh basil
2 cloves garlic
60ml roasted almonds
100ml parmesan cheese, grated
150ml olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
3 celery sticks, finely chopped
200g cherry tomatoes, halved
2 smoked chicken breasts thinly sliced

1 Cook the pasta as per instructions on the packet. Meanwhile, purée the watercress, basil, garlic, almonds, parmesan and oil in a blender, to make a thick sauce. Season well with salt and pepper and mix it through the cooked pasta.
2 Mix the celery, cherry tomatoes and smoked chicken slices and add to the mixture; serve warm.

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