Easy Pasta Sauce... Asparagus Pesto and Fresh Garden Peas

Serves 6


A handfull of asparagus
1/2 cup of pine nuts (pecan or macadamia also work)
2 handfulls of baby spinach (diced)
2 or 3 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup of grated parmesan
Glug of olive oil
Fresh lemon juice to taste
Salt and pepper
Cup of peas


Remember to always wash your asparagus well.. especially the heads as they tend to catch sand. Steam or boil (about 5 mins in a pot of salty water) until tender. Roughly chop. 


In a food processor blend the asparagus, pine nuts, spinach and garlic. Blend for about a minute. Add parmesan, olive oil, fresh lemon juice to taste, salt and pepper. 


Boil a cup of peas until soft. 


Toss the peas, pesto and pasta together with a drizzle of olive oil and parmesan shavings.