Kale pesto
A fantastic way to get your greens in. A mix of kale, pine nuts and parmesan, blitzed to make a beautiful pesto that’s full of goodness!
Ingredients
50ml olive oil
200g kale
25g pine nuts
50g parmesan
2 garlic cloves
500g spaghetti
50ml vegetable stock
2 tomatoes chopped
Method
In a large frying pan add the oil and whole garlic cloves and cook for 5 minutes over a low heat.
Meanwhile bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the kale and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove the kale from the water with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain.
Return the kale water to the hob, bring back to the boil and add the spaghetti. Cook to packet instructions.
Once the garlic has softened and browned slightly, add the pine nuts and cook for a further 5 minutes.
In a large blender add the garlic and pine nuts (with the oil), the stock, parmesan and kale (squeeze the excess water from the kale before adding). Blitz together.
Once the pasta has cooked, drain the water and return to the hob, mix in the pesto and tomatoes and stir well. Add a little more oil if it looks a little dry and sprinkle with any left over parmesan.