MEAN GREEN GLUTEN-FREE FUSILLI

MEAN GREEN GLUTEN-FREE FUSILLI 

(Remove pine nuts to make it nut free)

Its all about those greens, to detox and alkaline the system. Dark leafy greens are full of minerals and should take up a large portion of your meal daily or even just be present in your meal in someway. Our bodies run on a PH scale of acid and alkaline and its beneficial to try keep the body out of the red and in balance. Usually people view greens as boring but I want to change that view as its really not! I eat greens within most meals. The trick comes with seasoning, being confident, understanding flavour profiles and having a stock of herbs and spices. Looks simple, but has a lot of layers = flavour

Serves 2 

• 250g gluten free brown rice fusilli pasta (doves farm)

• 1 courgette 

• 1 handful spinach

• 1 handful peas 

• 1 onion

• 1 handful dill

• 1 handful basil

• 4 smoked garlic cloves OR (normal garlic)

• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds

• 1 tablespoon dried oregano

• 1 tablespoon dried mint

• 2 tablespoon toasted pine nuts

• zest of lemon

• pinch chilli flakes

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

• 1 teaspoon himalayan salt

• cracked black pepper

Garnishes 

Olive oil, sea salt, black pepper, dill leaves, basil leaves. 

Method

Firstly prepare your veggies, finely chop garlic, onion and courgette, I prefer to take out the seedy core of the courgette. Get a frying pan on a medium heat add your fennel seeds and pine nuts then toast in a dry pan for 1/2 mins. Add oil then garlic, chilli, salt and pepper, fry this off for about 5 minutes then add onion and courgette and cook off for another 10-15 on   low medium heat. Add the dry herbs, oregano, mint and tear in some basil, keep some back for toppings. Fill a large sauce pan with boiling water on a high heat, salt the water it should be as salty as the sea also add good splash of olive oil. Add dry pasta and cook until ready. Add some of the starchy pasta water to the frying pan, when the pasta is cooked drain it off then add to the frying fan with your other veggies, season with more olive oil and salt, give it a good mix through. Garnish as you wish.