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Violife Pesto Pasta

Stephanie Correa

Ingredients:

  • 1 pack Violife Just Like Feta, crumbled
  • 1 broccoli, cut into florets
  • 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 ½ cups fusilli pasta
  • 2 tsp salt, for the pasta

FOR THE PESTO:

  • 2 cups basil
  • 4 garlic cloves, skins removed
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice and zest
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 3-4 Tbsp olive oil

FOR SERVING:

  • 1.5 oz sun-dried tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 oz pumpkin seeds
  • Chilli flakes

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 356°F.
  2. In a lined baking tray, place broccoli florets and drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake for 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile boil pasta according to instructions in salted water. Drain and set aside.
  4. To make the pesto, add basil, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, and salt to a blender and mix to combine.
  5. To serve, top fusilli with pesto, broccoli florets, sun-dried tomatoes, and crumbled Violife Just Like Feta. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and chili flakes.