Prawn Linguine With Rocket
Make use of firm tomatoes, fresh herbs and prawns to make this delicious pasta
Makes enough for: 2 people
Ingredients
- 150 g linguine
for the herb oil
- 30 mls olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 5 g fresh basil leaves finely sliced
- 2 g flat leaf parsley finely chopped
- Zest of 1 lemon finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
for the pasta
- 30 mls olive oil *
- 1 large tomato seeds removed and diced
- 14 large prawns head off, peeled and deveined
- 30 mls white wine
- 40 g rocket
- 5 mint leaves finely sliced
Method
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil, add salt and cook the linguine for 1 minute less than the package instructions
for the herb oil
- While waiting for the water to boil place the oil, garlic, herbs and lemon zest into a bowl
- Season to taste, stir and set aside
for the pasta
- Once your pasta has gone into the water, heat the oil in a large non stick frying pan
- Add the tomato, season and cook for a couple of minutes
- Place the prawns into the pan, season and cook for a minute before turning
- Once turned, cook for another minute then add the wine
- Drain the pasta from the water and add to the frying pan with the rocket
- Stir in the herb oil, adjust the seasoning and serve, adding the mint as garnish
Notes
* use chilli oil if you want the heat