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Plant-Based Pesto & Roast Tomato Penne
Plant-Based Pesto & Roast Tomato Penne

Plant-Based Pesto & Roast Tomato Penne

with Almond Pangrattato & Pear Salad

Bump up the flavour in your weeknight pasta by lacing it with balsamic-roasted cherry tomatoes and a zucchini-spiked basil pesto sauce. Top with a rich and nutty pangratto for added texture and serve with a cucumber salad to cut through the richness.

Tags:
Plant Based
Climate Superstar
Allergens:
Almond
Gluten
Wheat

The quantities provided above are averages only.

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Preparation Time20 minutes
Cooking Time10 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 packet

Mixed Salad Leaves

1 sachet

Vegetable Stock Pot

1

Pear

2

Garlic

1 packet

Snacking Tomatoes

1 packet

Flaked Almonds

1

Zucchini

1 packet

Penne

1 packet

Panko Breadcrumbs

2 packet

Plant-Based Basil Pesto

1 sachet

Nan's Special Seasoning

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

balsamic vinegar

1 drizzle

olive oil

½ tbs

brown sugar

Nutritional Values

Calories797 kcal
Energy (kJ)3330 kJ
Fat34.7 g
of which saturates3.3 g
Carbohydrate98.1 g
of which sugars12.7 g
Dietary Fibre10.3 g
Protein19.6 g
Sodium846 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

Large Non-Stick Pan
Large Pan
Baking Paper

Cooking Steps

Cook the penne
1

• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. 
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil.
• Place snacking tomatoes on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Roast until blistered, 10-15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook penne in the boiling water until ‘al dente’ (when cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre), 10 minutes.
• Reserve some pasta water(see ingredients), then drain pasta and return 

Make the pangrattato
2

• While the penne is cooking, finely chop garlic.
• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook flaked almonds, panko breadcrumbs and half the garlic, stirring, until 
golden brown and fragrant, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Thinly slice pear into wedges. In a medium bowl, combine a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season to taste, then add pear and mixed salad leaves. Toss to coat.
• Grate zucchini. 

Finish the pasta
3

• Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook zucchini, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes.
• Add remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add roasted snacking tomatoes, Nan’s special seasoning, the brown sugar, stock, plant-based basil pesto, cooked penne and reserved pasta water.
• Cook, stirring, until slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes. Season to taste. 

Finish & serve
4

• Divide plant-based pesto and roast tomato penne between plates.
• Top with almond pangrattato. Serve with pear salad. Enjoy!

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