Recipe of the Month for July

Fusilli and sun dried tomato salad with pesto

250g (9oz) fusilli
175g (6oz) mange tout
1 red pepper, finely chopped

½jar sun dried tomatoes, well    drained and sliced
½-1 qty pesto

Cook the fusilli in boiling salted water, drain and refresh, drain again. Top and tail the mange tout and boil or steam until tender. Drain and refresh. Mix together the sun dried tomato, pasta, mange tout and pepper. Pour the pesto over the salad and toss together. Chill for 1 hour before serving.

Pesto

1 bunch basil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2tbsp lemon juice
2tbsp pinenuts

 

150ml (¼pt) olive oil
100g (4oz) pecorino or Parmesan      cheese, grated

Place the basil leaves, garlic, lemon juice and pine nuts in a food processor or liquidiser. Blend until smooth then add the oil in a steady stream, processing all the time. Add the cheese and mix well.

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