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THIS WEEK FOOD maltatoday | SUNDAY • 10 JUNE 2018 12 This recipe is really light and fresh, packed with veg, full of nutrition and quick to make. It serves 3-4 Ingredients • 3-4 Large broccoli florets • 3 Artichoke hearts (tinned) • 2 Garlic cloves • Bunch of mint • 1 Onion • Lemon juice from one lemon • 100g Pine nuts • 100g of peas (frozen are fine) • Parmesan (use vegan parmesan or omit if vegan) Method 1. Place all the ingredients up to the lemon in a food processor and blend to a pesto-like paste, add salt and pepper to taste. 2. Toast the pine nuts in a separate pan until golden brown. 3. Boil pasta according to packet instructions. 4. In a large pan, warm the sauce through and throw in your peas until warmed. 5. Throw in cooked pasta and a spoon of the pasta water and mix until the sauce coats the pasta well. 6. Serve with a sprinkling of pine nuts and parmesan and enjoy Vegan Summer Tortiglioni Alie Rose Tenuta Ammiraglia Frescobaldi Alìe, a fabled sea nymph, a symbol of sensuality and beauty, inspired Alìe, an elegant rosé with a luminous pink hue and subtle ruby highlights. It is a stylish, beautifully-balanced blend of Syrah and Vermentino, varieties that express their f inest qualities when grown near the sea. Scents of spring wildf lowers, wild strawberries, and citrus peel combine with a tasty vein of earthy minerality, classic to this growing area, that supports a delicate structure and infuses a lengthy, complex f inish. Alìe makes an enchanting apèritif wine as well as throughout a meal, enjoyed with close friends and family. NOSE: Intense, with immediate freshness and a bouquet of ripe, elegant fruit. PAL ATE: In the mouth, the wine is enveloping and well-rounded with citrus notes of pink grapefruit mixed with Marasca cherries and white-f lesh fruits that bequeath the wine with an aromatic and persistent f inish. VAR IETY : Syrah, with a touch of Vermentino FOOD AFFINITIES: Alìe partners beautifully with smoked f ish, particularly salmon, as well as with prosciutto, lighter meats, poultry and f ish. It is particularly recommended with well-spiced dishes and Asian cuisine. Exclusively imported by Charles Grech & Co Ltd Valley Road, Birkikara T: 21 444 400 Fine quality Italian wines of tradition Irpina. Donnachiara, winery located in Montefalcione (Avellino), with its vineyards that stretch along the hills typical of the Irpinia, produces white wines and red wines of high quality including Greco di Tufo, Fiano di Avellino, Taurasi DOCG but also sparkling like Santè Falanghina. Soft crushing of the selected grapes and after that cold decanting of the must fermentation at 57-60°F in steel vats for 15 days. Malolatic fermentation is not done. Full expression of it's territory, the heart of Greco di tufo, with a specific attention to all the factors of maturation of it's aroma's. Nose: Offers fruity flavours of pear, apricot, pineapple and citrus Palate: Smooth, elegant and structured, with good freshness and a great persistence that confirms and amplifies the olfactory sensations. Food Affinities: Perfect with all seafood, pasta with light sauces , white meats and herb cheeses Exclusively imported by Charles Grech & Co. Ltd, Valley Road, Birkirkara T: 2144 4400 Donnachiara Greco di Tufo: DONNACHIARA Holly Pisani