The Pesto Bowl
Ingredients
for 2 person
1 tin | white beans (250 g), drained |
2 tsp | oregano leaves |
1 tbsp | sunflower seeds |
8 | dried tomatoes, cut into strips |
½ tsp | salt |
4 tbsp | rolled oats |
1 | yellow pepper, halved, deseeded |
1 | garlic clove, pressed |
1 tbsp | lemon juice |
some | basil leaves |
1 tsp | olive oil |
a little | salt |
140 g | pasta (lentil pasta) |
salted water, boiling |
1 | avocado, cut into pieces |
1 bunch | basil |
1 | garlic clove |
2 tbsp | water |
2 tbsp | pine nuts, toasted |
a little | rocket |
some | cherry tomatoes, halved |
1 | courgette, cut into noodles ("zoodles") |
How it's done
Tomato & bean patties (makes 6)
In a food processor, blitz all the ingredients until smooth and shape into 6 evenly-sized patties. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
Bake for approx. 25 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 180 °C (convection). Turn halfway through the cooking time.
Roast peppers
After half the cooking time, roast the pepper halves on the oven tray alongside the patties. Peel the roast peppers, cut into strips and marinate with the garlic, lemon juice, basil, oil and salt.
Lentil pasta
Cook the pasta in salted water according to the packet instructions, drain.
Avocado pesto
In a food processor, puree all the ingredients until smooth.
Serving and garnishing
Divide the pasta between 2 bowls and top with the peppers, patties and the pesto. Garnish with pine nuts, rocket, tomatoes and zoodles.
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