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Italian Pesto Pasta

Ingredients:

450 g dried spaguetti
1 quantity Green Pesto Sauce (click here to see the recipe)

Preparing:

Cook pasta in salted water for 10 minutes.
Drain the pasta and set aside 2 tbsps of cooking water.
Mix the water with the Green Pesto Sauce.
Add to the pasta and serve.

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Easter Mediterranean Salad

Ingredients:

80 g shrimp
60 g Parmesan cheese, sliced
30 ml extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Arugula and parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Cook shrimp in salted water.
Mix with parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Incorporate arugula leaves and Parmesan cheese and serve.

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Green Pesto Sauce

Ingredients:

50 g Parmesan cheese, grated finely
25 g pine nuts
40 fresh basil leaves
3 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Process the basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts and Parmesan cheese for 30 seconds.
Add slowly the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

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Prosciutto with Arugula

Ingredients:

225 g prosciutto di Parma, sliced thinly
115 g arugula
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Season the lemon juice with salt and pepper.
Beat in the olive oil.

Pour the dressing over the arugula leaves and toss lightly so they are evenly coated.
Drap the prosciutto in folds in individual serving plates, and then add the arugula.

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Marinated Beef Carpaccio

Ingredients:

200 g beef fillet, in piece
55 g Parmesan cheese, shaved thinly
4 tbsp chopped fresh parsely
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
Lemon slices, to garnish
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Cut the beef fillet into a wafer-thin slices and arrange on 4 individual serving plates.

Pour the lemon juice in a small bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Beat in the olive oil and pour the dressing over the beef.
Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 15 minutes to marinate.

Serve with Parmesan cheese and sprinkle with parsley.

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