Lemony Pasta

I used to order a dish similar to this when I still worked at Century City. I don’t have a clue what was in the original recipe, I just remembered it had a tangy, addictive taste to it. So of course I had to try and make this.

Lemony Pasta

Lemony Pasta - It looks good, doesn't it :)

Ingredients:

200g Spaghetti

½ Green pepper (thinly sliced)

½ Red pepper (thinly sliced)

2 Chicken Breasts

Cajun spice

Vinaigrette:

1 medium sized lemon

1 teaspoon of castor sugar

2 tablespoons Olive oil

Salt en pepper

Instruction:

Cook the spaghetti until soft. While it is cooking create the vinaigrette by dissolving the castor sugar in the juice of one lemon. (You can add lemon zest for a more lemony taste.) Add the Olive oil and whisk, salt and pepper to taste. Add the vinaigrette to the cooked pasta, make sure all the pasta is covered with it and set aside to cool.

Next spice the chicken breasts and cook it for about 7 minutes on a side. The chicken must be cooked through but still moist.

Add the sliced peppers to the pasta and mix well. Slice the chicken to be placed on top of the spaghetti. This dish is to be served cold.

I can’t begin to explain the flavours to you; it’s such a simple fresh dish. I love the flavours of this dish, and I hope you love it too.

Happy Cooking!

Basil Pesto

I love pasta, so I went for a cooking class where we were taught how to make your own pasta. At this class they made this Basil pesto, and it tastes good!

The herb Basil is such a great addition to a healthy diet, not only does it have many anti-inflammatory values it also is a good source of Vitamin A (essential for vision and healthy skin), K (essential for blood coagulant and bone strengthening), and minerals such as iron, potassium, copper and magnesium.

Basil Pesto

Ingredients:

400g Pine nuts (toasted)

500g of basil

Handful of parsley chopped

1 Garlic Clove chopped

50 – 70ml of Olive Oil

Black pepper

Method:

Combine all the ingredients in a food processor add olive oil a little bit at a time. The olive oil will help to combine all the ingredients.

This is the basic recipe you can add different things to the recipe. Like sun-dried tomatoes or anchovies.

Basil pesto is great on sandwiches, pasta, marinades or salad dressings.