Dukka winter greens pesto

Serves: 6
Prep: 15
Cook: 20

Basil is not a seasonal winter green but for pesto lovers anytime is a good time to eat pesto!

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Ingredients

  • 1 sweet potato, peeled and cubed
  • 500g pasta of choice
  • 250g english spinach
  • 1 cup pinenuts, toasted & cooled
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbs savoury yeast flakes
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup light olive oil
  • 1 tbs dukka spice
  • squeeze lemon (optional)


Method

  1. Step 1

    Toss sweet potato cubes in 2 tsp of the oil and arrange on oven tray. Bake in a hot oven, 200

  2. Step 2

    Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add pasta and cook until tender. Drain.

  3. Step 3

    While pasta and sweet potato are cooking, remove stems and veins from spinach.

  4. Step 4

    Place spinach, pinenuts, garlic, yeast flakes and salt in a food processor.

  5. Step 5

    Gradually add oil while processing mixture. Process until finely chopped.

  6. Step 6

    Fold pesto sauce and sweet potato through drained pasta. Arrange in serving bowls and top with dukka and a squeeze of lemon. Serve immediately.

Tips

  • Spinach can be replaced with kale in this recipe too.
  • Parmesan cheese can be used to replace savoury yeast flakes.
  • Savoury yeast flakes are available in health food stores. They are an excellent source of B vitamins and give the recipe a nutty cheesy flavour.

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