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Salmon & asparagus pesto

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Cooking time

Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 5 minutes

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 4

Quick pasta recipe

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Ingredients

  • 225g asparagus
  • Handful baby spinach
  • 50g grated Parmesan
  • 1tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • 200g shredded smoked salmon

Method

  1. Cook asparagus in boiling water for 3 mins, then drain, reserving 4tbsp cooking water. Cut off the tips.

  2. Blitz the stems with the spinach, Parmesan, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil and some black pepper. Blitz with the cooking water to form a pesto.

  3. Toss through 500g cooked pasta with the reserved tips and shredded smoked salmon

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