Friday night, needing some greens but low on motivation. Allow me to introduce your new best friend; pesto! Pesto is a great way to get a whole lot of greens into your meal and use up whatever herbs you have lying around. Tonight I scavenged some rocket and mint from my garden and mixed them with a few store-cupboard ingredients to make a vitamin cocktail!

So, here’s my ‘recipe’. It’s more of a guideline really.

Green Winter Pesto

2 handfuls rocket

1 handful mint

1/2 cup toasted walnuts

4 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 lemon, juice and zest

2 cloves garlic

4 tablespoons Parmesan, grated (optional)

Blend all the pesto ingredients together. You might need a splash of pasta water to loosen the mixture. Serve with pasta and vegetables, toasted walnuts and a good serving of Parmesan or vegan Parmesan. I used wholemeal spaghetti, broccoli, cauliflower and leek.