Gluten Free Penne with Pumpkin, Spinach & Kale Pesto

This colourful gluten free pasta recipe is delicious. You would never know its gluten free!

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

400g piece pumpkin

250g Diamond Gluten Free Penne

2 large handfuls baby spinach

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

¼ cup toasted sunflower seeds

 

Kale Pesto

¼ cup cashew nuts

Large handful baby kale

1 clove garlic

½ teaspoon salt

¼ cup olive oil

Method

Deseed, peel and cut pumpkin into 2 centimetre cubes.

Cook the penne to packet directions with the pumpkin. Drain well. Mix through the Kale Pesto and the spinach. Mix the parsley, lemon rind and sunflower seeds together and sprinkle over the top to serve.

 

Kale Pesto

 

Whizz all the pesto ingredients in a blender or food processor to a coarse puree.