Anytime pesto & prawn pasta salad

Anytime pesto & prawn pasta salad

By Cassie Best
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Prep: 15 mins Cook: 10 mins

Easy

Serves 4
Lemon zest and crème fraîche make this seafood pasta dish with king prawns and green beans rich and zingy - enjoy it hot or cold

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal567
  • fat28g
  • saturates6g
  • carbs52g
  • sugars5g
  • fibre4g
  • protein24g
  • salt2.2g
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Ingredients

  • 350g pasta
    Pasta

    Pasta

    pah-stah

    Pasta is the Italian name for Italy's version of a basic foodstuff which is made in many…

  • 200g green beans, halved
  • 100g pesto
    Pesto

    Pesto

    Pess-toh

    Pesto is a generic Italian name for any sauce made by pounding ingredients together.

    The…

  • 140g light crème fraîche
  • 200g cooked king prawns
  • zest 1 lemon, juice of ½
    Lemon

    Lemon

    le-mon

    Oval in shape, with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile fruits…

  • 50g pine nuts
  • 70g bag rocket
    Rocket

    Rocket

    roh-ket

    Rocket is a very 'English' leaf, and has been used in salads since Elizabethan times. It…

Method

  1. Cook the pasta following pack instructions, adding the beans for the final 2 mins. Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts in a dry pan.

  2. Drain the pasta, reserving a cup of water. Return the pasta and beans to the pan, and add the pesto, crème fraîche, prawns, lemon zest and juice, and pine nuts. Season well. If the sauce is a little thick, add a splash of the pasta water. When you’re ready to serve, scatter over the rocket. Eat hot, or leave to go cold, put in the fridge and eat as a pasta salad.

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HKcook
4th Jul, 2015
Add a chopped red pepper
susansiddall
31st May, 2015
5.05
This was very tasty and east, will definitely make again.
onlychaz
19th May, 2015
5.05
A new week-time favourite easy supper favourite! Have made this several times already and no doubt will continue to do so.
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