Plein Temps Tout?

Roughly translates as 'full time everything!' Leading such a busy life, like so many of us. It's easy to fall into the trap of convenience over quality. But ready meals, sauces in jars and processed food always tasted a bit naff to me. Now cooking from scratch is a big part of my home life and I'm always out to convert people who think they can't, for a number of reasons. I'm always inspired to try new ideas and flavours, and when things work I'll put them on here, alongside some classics of course!

Friday, 14 September 2012

sunkiss tomato and almond pesto

What's in the fridge tonight? Well there was some fresh pasta we got in and some chicken breast fillets. I also had the leftover tomatoes and ham from the Tomato and Prosciutto Tart the other night. Flicking through a few recipes online (I was looking for some pasta sauce inspiration but didn't want anything too tomatoey or too cheesy) I can across pesto recipies using almonds...bingo! Almonds on the 'baking' shelf in my cupboard.

So after chargrilling the chicken strips on the griddle with a splash of oil and lemon juice, this is what I did next...

Put a handful of flaked almonds in a dry pan and keep them moving around so they brown but don't burn.

Add them to a bowl with:
a handful of sunkiss tomatoes
tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
tablespoon of strong grated cheese (I had a cheddar with some pickled onion in, tasty!)
handful of fresh basil
pinch of dried italian herb blend

Blitz with a stick blender until a thick paste.

Stir into freshly cooked hot pasta with another glug of oil and salt and pepper. Tear in a couple of slices of proscuitto and top with fresh basil leaves and chargrilled strips of chicken.


Enjoy!
abz x

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