WATERCRESS PESTO PASTA
Watercress, which contains many disease-preventing phytochemicals, has small, perky leaves that are easy to work into sandwiches, salads, and pasta dishes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pulse 5 cups watercress, pine nuts, lemon zest, and garlic in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add oil and pulse to combine. Season with salt and red-pepper flakes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water; drain pasta. Return pasta to pot and stir in pesto. Add enough reserved pasta water, a small amount at a time, to coat pasta and make a light sauce. Season with salt and top with remaining watercress.
CREAMY PEA & WATERCRESS PASTA
This zesty pasta dish is superhealthy and packed with summer flavour
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course, Pasta
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook the pasta following packet instructions. Meanwhile, cook the peas and garlic in a separate pan of boiling salted water for 3-5 mins, until tender. Drain well, keeping some of the water.
- Put the peas, garlic and watercress in a food processor with 2 tbsp of the pasta cooking water. Whizz to a very rough purée.
- Return the pasta to the pan. Stir in the pea mixture, mascarpone, tarragon and lemon zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper and serve with crusty bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 410 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 76 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 17 grams protein, Sodium 0.08 milligram of sodium
WATERCRESS PATE
Make and share this Watercress Pate recipe from Food.com.
Provided by PinkCherryBlossom
Categories Cheese
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Wash watercress.
- Put all ingredients in blender.
- turn it on and if needs be stop it to scrape down the sides.
- place in a bowl and eat (fingers optional).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 9.8, Fat 0.1, Sodium 15.8, Carbohydrate 2.1, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.6, Protein 0.7
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