Green pasta with pepper salsa

Green pasta with pepper salsa

Enviously delicious. 

”I’m a bit late to the party with this one”, says recipe creator and chef Kali Jago (@kalijago), “but the rich savouriness of a sauce made predominantly with cavolo nero and olive oil is so appealing to me that I had to make my own.”

For an extra “Kali twist” this pasta dish is elevated with a red pepper salsa, and made with half beans and half pasta, adding nutrition and texture.

You can up the flavour and fibre further by opting for a spelt pasta, and we love Northern Pasta Co. for this dish. 

    Here's the method:

    Serves 4

    • Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil.
    • Once it’s rolling, add the cavolo nero, parsley, and garlic.
    • Cover with a lid and blanch for 2 minutes, or until the water is boiling again.
    • While you’re blanching, prepare an ice bath by filling a large bowl with ice and water.
    • Use tongs to transfer the cavolo nero, parsley, and garlic into a colander, then plunge them into the ice bath.
    • Reserve the boiling water for cooking the pasta.
    • Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. I usually cook it for a couple of minutes less than suggested so the pasta holds a firmer bite, especially when mixed with the sauce.
    • When draining the pasta, reserve some cooking water. Drizzle the pasta with olive oil to prevent sticking.
    • While the pasta cooks, blend the cavolo nero, parsley, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, and salt into a smooth green sauce.
    • For the red pepper salsa, finely dice the roasted peppers.
    • Heat a large frying pan, add the olive oil and garlic, and cook for a couple of minutes until fragrant. Stir in the ginger, peppers, chipotle flakes, and salt.
    • Cook over low-medium heat for 10 minutes. Transfer the salsa into a bowl, scraping out as much as possible with a spatula, and set aside.
    • Use the same pan to finish the pasta. Add the green sauce, cooked pasta, and butterbeans to the pan. Loosen the mixture with a splash of reserved pasta water, warm everything through, and remove from the heat.
    • To serve, divide the pasta into bowls or onto a serving platter. Spoon the red pepper salsa on top and enjoy.

    Top tip

    If cooking butterbeans from dried, you will need 200g dried to make 400g cooked.

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