Fresh Asparagus And Pesto Sauce For Pasta

• 12 Asparagus tips
• 3 Baby courgettes
• 4 Spring onions
• 1 tsp Pesto
• 1 tbsp Fromage frais
• 1 tsp Soft cheese
• 1 clove Garlic
• 1 pinch Salt and black pepper
• 1 pinch Mixed dried herbs
• 1 unit Half lemon zest and squeeze of juice
• 1 as needed Pasta of your choice, tagliatelle is good with this.
• 1 unit Finely grated parmesan

1. Roughly chop the asparagus, courgette, onions and garlic.
2. Add these to a pan, add boiling water enough to just cover the veg and a pinch of salt.
3. Blanch for 3-4 minutes.
4. Turn pan off the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
5. do not drain the water!
6. With a hand held blender (or transfer to a food processer), roughly blend untill you have a sauce consistency.
7. Add the remaining ingredients apart from the Parmesan and blend further untill desired consistancy.
8. I prefer mine still with a bit of texture so I dont completely puree it.
9. Reheat the sauce for about 5 minutes.
10. Serve over pasta and add Parmesan over the top.
11. If you want a protein with this, chicken or fish would go well, or even stir through some cooked pancetta.
12. I served this with salmon.

tips, courgettes, spring onions, pesto, frais, cheese, clove garlic, salt, herbs, lemon zest, parmesan

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/338191-fresh-asparagus-and-pesto-sauce-for-pasta (may not work)