CILANTRO LIME PASTA WITH SUNDRIED TOMATOES

Ingredients

Cilantro lime pesto - 1/2 cup (Recipe shown below)
Penne pasta - 1 cup
Sundried tomatoes - 4-5 cut into pieces
Olive oil - 1-2 tbsp
Salt to taste.

Method  

1. Bring water to boil in a large pot with salt added to it.
2. Add the pasta to it and cook Al-dante. That is cooked to be firm enough to bite.
3. Drain the pasta and clean it under running cold water.
4. Sprinkle olive oil and keep aside. this will help pasta not to stick with each other.
5. Now in a pan heat olive oil. 
6. Add cilantro lime pesto and saute for a min. 
7. Add the cooked pasta and mix well. Pasta is ready to eat. 
8. Transfer to the plate and add sundried tomatoes. 

Cilantro Lime pesto 

Ingredients

Cilantro - 2 cuos
Walnuts - 10-15
Garlic cloves - 3
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Olive oil - 3-4 tbsp
Salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Method

1. Place Cilantro, walnuts and garlic in a blender and blend once.
2. Now add olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. 
3. Grind the mixture until smooth. 
4. Cilantro pesto is ready. you can even store it upto a week.

Enjoy!!!