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Linguini with Prawns and Almond Pesto Recipe
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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.

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