Description
A delicious recipe for a 5-ingredient spinach pasta sauce. Whizz it together in a few minutes and serve with your favourite pasta or ravioli.
Serves 4. Use the scaling buttons below to double or triple the quantity.
Ingredients
Scale
Spinach pasta sauce:
- 160g spinach - washed (Note 1)
- 130g (or ½ cup) light crème fraîche
- 45g (or 1/2 cup) finely grated Parmesan
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 lemon juice + zest
Lemon and Parmesan crumbs:
- 1.5 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 lemon - zest
- 20g or 4 tbsp Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Spinach pasta sauce
- Place the spinach, crème fraîche, Parmesan, salt, garlic powder, lemon juice and zest in a food processor and blitz until a smooth sauce is formed.
Parmesan and lemon crumbs:
- Place a frying pan on a medium-high heat and add the olive oil.
- Add the breadcrumbs, lemon zest and garlic powder when the oil is hot and toast for a few minutes until the crumbs begin to brown.
- Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the toasted crumbs to a bowl.
- Stir in the grated parmesan.
Serving:
- Combine the sauce with freshly boiled pasta or ravioli.
- Sprinkle the lemon and parmesan crumbs on top and enjoy
Notes
- Ensure your spinach is dry before you begin. If you have just washed the spinach, you may have to use kitchen paper to remove the excess moisture.
- Category: Pasta
- Method: stove-top
- Cuisine: Western
Keywords: Spinach Pasta Sauce (or spinach ravioli sauce)