The lovely chaps at the Cheeky Food Co recently sent me a fresh jar of Nutter Coconut, my absolute favourite item from their product range – it’s a dried coconut & garlic sprinkle that packs a serious flavour punch. It occurred to me that it might make for a fantastic twist on my usual pesto recipe, so I combined it with fresh oregano, olive oil and pinch of coarse sea salt, and the result was so deliciously summery (it’s the coconut that does it) that I nicknamed it sunshine pesto. Give it a go for a fast and fabulous lunch.
If you can’t get your hands on some Nutter Coconut, substitute 1 tbsp desiccated coconut, a small handful of walnuts and a small clove of garlic.
Sunshine Pesto
Print RecipeIngredients
- A big handful of fresh oregano
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- A good slug of olive oil
- 2 tbsp Cheeky Food Co Nutter Coconut
- 85g dried pasta, to serve
- Grated parmesan, to serve
Instructions
Start by putting the pasta on to boil, according to the instructions on the packet.
While it’s cooking, you can make the pesto – all you need to do is put all the ingredients together and give them a good bashing with pestle & mortar until the oregano has broken down and it’s all nicely combined.
Once the pasta is ready, drain it almost completely – leave a tablespoonful or so of the cooking water in the bottom. Add the pesto and stir really well – the cooking water will help the sauce coat the pasta. Serve immediately with a little grated parmesan on top.
4 Comments
Lauren Hudson
3rd August 2015 at 8:49 amWell, yum is pretty much the word that springs to mind with this one! Funnily enough I'm making pesto today as well!
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Sally Godfrey
3rd August 2015 at 8:50 amThanks mate! What kind of pesto have you got going on?
LorileySesh
3rd August 2015 at 4:20 pmOoh love the sound of the Nutter Coconut and great idea using oregano. I think it must be pesto week! I made pesto at the weekend and am blogging about it this week!
Loriley x
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Sally Godfrey
4th August 2015 at 8:22 amThanks lovely! Will look forward to reading your post 🙂