Linguini with Prawns and Almond Pesto

Name: Linguini with Prawns and Almond Pesto
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10 Servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound For the grilled prawns:; 2 tablespoons Olive oil; 3 tablespoons Lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoons salt; 750 grams Tiger prawns sheels removed and deveined; 1 pound For almond pesto:; 1/2 cup Almond powder; 2 Cloves Garlic finely chopped; 1 Medium Green chili chopped; 1/2 cup Olive oil; 4 tablespoons fresh basil leaves chopped; 4 tablespoons Fresh parsley chopped; 7 grams Fresh mint; 2 Mediums Tomatoes diced; 400 grams Linguini pasta; 8 cups Water; 1/2 cup Hot Water; 2 cubes MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon

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Ingredients

Recipe servings:

10 Servings

Water

Olive oil

2 tbsp

Lemon juice

3 tbsp

ground cumin

0.5 tsp

salt

2 tsp

Tiger prawns, sheels removed and deveined

750 g

Water

Almonds

0.5 cup

Garlic, finely chopped

2 Cloves

Green chili, chopped

1 Medium

Olive oil

0.5 cup

fresh basil leaves, chopped

4 tbsp

Fresh parsley, chopped

4 tbsp

Fresh mint

7 g

Tomatoes, diced

2 Mediums

Fusili pasta

400 g

Water

8 cups

Water

0.5 cup

MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon

2 cubes

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Nutritional Information

Carbohydrates

33.41 g

Energy

543.49 kcal

Fats

20.54 g

Protein

53.92 g

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8 min

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In a mixing bowl, combine 2 tablespoons olive oil, lemon juice and zest, cumin and sea salt and mix. Add prawns and allow to marinate for 10 mins.

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8 min

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

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8 min

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To make pesto: Combine almonds powder, garlic, green chili and olive oil in a food processor and process to a coarse paste.

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8 min

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Add basil, parsley and mint leaves and process until chopped. Empty into a mixing bowl, add tomatoes and mix until well combined.

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8 min

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Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente. Drain pasta, discard water.

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Add hot water add MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon to an empty pot and stir until dissolved.

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8 min

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Add pasta and stir gently over low heat for 5 mins.

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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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