Reclaim Pasta With Our Green Giant Of Energy
INGREDIENTS (SERVES 2)
For the pasta
Pasta flour, 170g
Large eggs, 3
Spinach, 2 bunches
For the pesto
Basil, bunch
Pine nuts, 100g
Parmesan, 200g, grated
Olive oil, 200mlFor the veg
Asparagus, bunch
Purple broccoli, bunch
Leeks, 2Peas, 200gSamphire, 200g
This is rich in tryptophan, which your body uses to synthesise mood-boosting serotonin, banishing any post-lunch lethargy. Fuse it with spinach and you bag a shot of l-glutamine, which in turn increases gamma- aminobutyric acid levels in the brain. Struggling to keep up? Fortunately all of the above improves your powers of comprehension.
For a stress-free dinner, make the pasta the night before by blitzing the flour, eggs and spinach in a food processor to form the dough, then stash in the fridge until needed. When the time
comes, work it into layers of green goodness with a pasta machine, before slicing it into sheets. Blanch in boiling water for three minutes.
To perfect the pesto, blend the basil, pine nuts, parmesan and olive oil (packed with fatty acids to lubricate your cognitive performance). Boil the greens in salted water for three minutes for a healthy blast of iron that will keep your energy levels high until home time. Layer everything up, then chomp your way to a more al dente afternoon’s work.
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