Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta
[Vegan]

To Make the Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto:

1. Throw all the ingredients into a food processor or use a bowl and hand blender. If you don’t have any of those tools try to cut all the ingredients into very small pieces and try to mix and mash them together using a fork or heavy rolling pin.

To Make the Pasta:

1. Boil the pasta according to package instructions.
2. Dice the onion and fry it with a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan on medium heat.
3. While that’s cooking, put the seeds in a frying pan and fry without oil. They’ll only take a minute or two so don’t let them burn!
4. Drain the cooked pasta then add it into the pan, mix in the pesto, spinach or arugula, and a good handful of diced cherry tomatoes.
5. Add a few splashes of water if you want it a bit creamier.
6. For serving add a couple more cherry tomatoes as a garnish, and sprinkle over the sunflower seeds.