Pesto with Green Summer Vegetables

Make the pesto by placing all the ingredients in a blender, whiz to combine. The pesto should have a loose creamy consistency.

For the vegetables, trim and thinly slice the spring onions. Trim and slice the asparagus, remove the skins from the broad beans.

Place the vegetables in a pan and cover with enough boiling water from a kettle.

Add ½ a teaspoon of sea salt and boil gently for 5 minutes. Drain and then dress with the pesto.

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch basil
  • 25g pine nuts
  • 1 fat clove garlic, sliced
  • Pinch salt
  • 50g Parmesan
  • 100ml olive oil
  • 2 spring onions
  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • 100g petit pois
  • 100g broad beans