Courgetti with Pea and Mint Pesto, and Chilli Calamari

Name: Courgetti with Pea and Mint Pesto, and Chilli Calamari
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: shavings of Parmesan cheese, for garnishing; ½ tsp healthy natural sweetener; 1 cup frozen peas, thawed (soak in 1–2 cups just-boiled water for a few minutes and then drain); 500 g fresh calamari rings; 500 g courgette noodles (or wholewheat or gluten-free linguini); 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 2 Tbsp raw almonds, roughly chopped; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp olive oil; juice of 1 lemon; ½–1 tsp dried chilli flakes; 2 Tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese; zest of ½ lemon; 3–4 Tbsp olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Wholesome

By Sarah Graham

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

What you’ll Need

500 g fresh calamari rings
½–1 tsp dried chilli flakes
salt and fres

Main course
Vegetarian

Method

What to do

First make the pesto. Blitz together all the pesto ingredients and check for seasoning. Loosen with a little extra olive oil and 1–2 Tbsp hot water if necessar