Healthy green pea pasta

½ lemon juiced

½ cup parmesan grated

500 g pasta

¼ cup olive oil

4 rashers shortcut bacon finely diced

chilli oil for garnish

1½ cup frozen peas

¼ cup fresh basil

¼ cup fresh mint

3 cloves garlic sliced

Step 1

Optional step: in a medium-sized pan, gently fry the garlic in olive oil until lightly caramelised. about 1-2 minutes. remove from the pan and allow it to cool.

Step 2

Add diced bacon to the same pan and fry until crispy.

Step 3

Meanwhile, add the peas to a pot of boiling water. remove when they are all floating. boil the pasta for about 8 minutes.

Step 4

Add 1 cup of peas to a blender along with the garlic and oil, the fresh herbs, lemon juice, salt and pepper and a splash of water. blend until smooth.

Step 5

Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of water. add the sauce to the pasta along with the rest of the peas, the bacon and parmesan on a low heat and stir until the cheese melts into the sauce. if the sauce is too thick stir through some of the reserved pasta water. drizzle chilli oil on top.