Creamy Pea Pasta with Mint & Lemon

A refreshing and creamy pasta dish combining tender peas, aromatic mint, and zesty lemon, perfect for a light yet satisfying meal.

Steps

1. Cook the pasta according to package instructions, adding the frozen peas during the last 2 minutes. 2. Finely chop the garlic. 3. Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat and sauté the garlic for 2 minutes until fragrant. 4. In a blender or food processor, combine the cooked peas, lemon juice and zest, mint leaves, salt, pepper, plant-based cream, and sautéed garlic. Blend until smooth. 5. Drain the pasta and peas, reserving some pasta water. 6. Mix the pea cream sauce into the pasta, adding reserved pasta water as needed to achieve a creamy consistency. 7. Adjust seasoning and serve warm.

80g Fusilli pasta 65g frozen peas 1 small garlic clove 1 tsp olive oil 1/4 lemon (juice and zest) 3 fresh mint leaves 1 tbsp plant-based cream or cream cheese alternative Salt, pepper to taste