Green Summer Orzo

Name: Green Summer Orzo
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200g Petit Pois; 100g Parmesan; 500g Orzo; 1 Lemon; 200g Spinach; Bunch of Basil; Bunch of Mint; 1 Clove of Garlic; 40g Pine Nuts; Salt; Pepper; Olive Oil

Step 1.

Add orzo to a pan of salted boiling water.

Step 2.

Toast your pine nuts.

Step 3.

Into a blender, add a handful of fresh mint, a handful of fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, garlic clove, the zest and juice of a lemon (save a bit of juice to squeeze over the dish at the end), 70g of Spinach, 80g of Parmesan, salt, pepper and olive oil. Blitz until smooth.

Step 4.

Add petit pois to the pasta water just before the pasta is ready. Cook for 30 seconds. Drain pasta and peas.

Step 5.

Add pasta and peas to a wide pan. Pour over your spinach pesto. Mix everything together. Add your remaining spinach leaves. Mix them in until they wilt.