King Prawn Linguine with Classic Basil Pesto

Head for the Italian coast with this sunny prawn linguine recipe. Lemon zest and our Classic Basil Pesto add zip and zing to garlicky king prawns sizzled in wine. Toss it all together with plenty of parsley and rocket, and dive in…
Cook Time
20 mins
Serves
4
Ingredients
- 400g linguine
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 250g king prawns, cooked & peeled
- 1 large handful flat leaf parsley
- 1 splash white wine
- Black pepper to taste
- 1 jar Sacla’ Classic Basil Pesto
- ½ lemon, juice & zest
- 50g wild rocket
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How to make the recipe
Step 1
In a large pan of boiling, salted water, cook your pasta until al dente
Step 2
Meanwhile, lightly fry the garlic in half of the olive oil for a couple of minutes
Step 3
Add the king prawns, half the rocket and white wine to the pan. Season with a generous grinding of black pepper and allow to sizzle for another 2 minutes
Step 4
Spoon the jar of Classic Basil Pesto into a large serving bowl, add the lemon zest and drizzle with the remaining olive oil
Step 5
Drain the pasta and add to the bowl, mixing all the ingredients thoroughly
Step 6
Lastly, pour the prawn mixture into the bowl and toss well
Step 7
Squeeze over lemon juice and sprinkle with the parsley and leftover rocket