Creamy Salmon Pesto Pasta

SERVES 2

• Gluten Free

• Dairy Free

• Vegetarian

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups pasta of your choice - I have used a GF buckwheat pasta

• Half a zucchini chopped and steamed in microwave

• 2 big handfuls of spinach washed and chopped

• Home made vegan pesto sauce (recipe below)

• A piece of salmon per bowl

• Cheese - I use goats cheese (Meredith Dairy is my favourite brand)

Combine the following ingredients in a blender to create the vegan pesto sauce:

• 1/2 an avocado

• 1 tbsp dried basil

• 1 tbsp garlic oil or crushed garlic

• 2 tbsp pine nuts

• Juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon

• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast

• A few cracks of pink salt 

METHOD

1. Make the vegan pesto sauce in blender. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

2. Cook pasta as per packet instructions.

3. While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a frying pan, salt your salmon and cook on the pan until cooked through and crispy.

4. Once pasta is finished cooking, drain and transfer back to warm pot.

5. Add steamed zucchini and washed/chopped spinach to the pasta and mix through.

6. Mix through home made pesto sauce.

7. Serve pasta in a bowl with your crispy salmon fillet.

8. Top with cheese of your choice!