Recipe Details

Linguini with Prawns and Almond Pesto

  • Cuisine:

    Italian
  • Category:

  • Serves:

    6 person(s)
  • Difficulty:

    Easy
  • Cost:

    Medium

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Ingredients

  • For the grilled prawns:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or 30 ml
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice or 45 ml, plus zest
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 750 g tiger prawns, shells removed and deveined
  • For almond pesto:

  • ½ cup almond powder
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 medium green chili pepper
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
  • 4 tablespoons fresh parsley, roughly chopped
  • 7 leaves fresh mint
  • 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, de-seeded and diced
  • 1 packet linguini pasta, (or thick pasta)
  • 8 cups water or 2 liters
  • ½ cup water or 125 ml, hot
  • 2 cubes MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon or 20 g

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, combine 2 tbs Olive Oil, Lemon Juice and Zest, Cumin and Sea salt and mix. Add Prawns and allow to marinate for 10 minutes.

Grill prawns for 2-3 minutes on each side depending on size until cooked and set aside.

To make Pesto: combine Almonds Powder, Garlic, Green Chili and Olive Oil in a food processor and process to a coarse paste.

Add Basil, Parsley and Mint leaves and process until chopped. Empty into a mixing bowl, add Tomatoes and mix until well combined.

Cook Pasta in boiling Water until Aldente. Drain pasta, discard water.

Add Hot Water add MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon to an empty pot and stir until dissolved.

Add Pasta and stir gently over low heat for 5 minutes.

Add Pesto Sauce to Pasta, remove from heat and toss until evenly coated.

Mix in the grilled prawns and serve on a large platter.

Timing Facts

  • Preparation time

    15 minutes
  • Cooking time

    20 minutes