Spinach, Bacon And Pine Nut Pasta

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lemon
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
• 300 g dry pasta, such as parpadelle
• 4 slices streaky bacon, cut into strips
• 50 g pine nuts
• 1 (225 g) bag baby spinach (remove thick stalks)

Recipe

• 1 whilst cooking the pasta, grate the lemon zest and mix with the lemon juice and olive oil and season.
• 2 fry the bacon (no oil should be necessary) until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• 3 add the pine nuts to the pan with bacon and stir until lightly toasted.
• 4 now drain the pasta and fold in the spinach allowing it to wilt in the heat.
• 5 then stir in the lemon dressing, bacon and nuts and seasoning to taste (drizzle with oil and sprinkle with pepper).