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Pesto pasta with feta and pine nuts

Nick Nairn

by Nick Nairn
from Ready Steady Cook
Serves 1
Vegetarian Quick Recipe
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Preparation time less than 30 mins Email this recipeEmail this recipe
Cooking time 10 to 30 mins  
Ingredients

100g/3½oz flour
1 free-range egg
1 tsp olive oil
For the pesto
handful fresh basil
1 tsp pine nuts
1 clove garlic, crushed
100ml/3½fl oz olive oil
50g/1 ¾oz feta cheese, crumbled, to serve
1 tbsp pine nuts, to serve

Method

1. For the pasta, mix the flour, egg and oil in a food processor to make a firm dough.
2. Roll out in a pasta machine, gradually reducing the roller thickness until it reaches the thinnest setting.
3. Then roll through the spaghetti attachment to make a handful of fresh spaghetti.
4. Poach in a pan full of boiling salted water for two minutes or until tender.
5. To make the pesto, using a small food processor, blend the basil, pine nuts, garlic and olive oil.
6. Stir through the cooked pasta and serve with the crumbled feta cheese and pine nuts.