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Salmon & asparagus pesto
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 225g asparagus
- Handful baby spinach
- 50g grated Parmesan
- 1tbsp pine nuts
- 1 garlic clove
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 200g shredded smoked salmon
Method
- STEP 1Cook asparagus in boiling water for 3 mins, then drain, reserving 4tbsp cooking water. Cut off the tips.
- STEP 2Blitz the stems with the spinach, Parmesan, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil and some black pepper. Blitz with the cooking water to form a pesto.
- STEP 3Toss through 500g cooked pasta with the reserved tips and shredded smoked salmon