Linguine With Three Colors Vegetables and Pesto Sauce

Like an Italian flag, this flavorsome dish combines the colors red, green and white.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Linguine and vegetables

• 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  lb zucchini (cut in long thin slices)
• 2  garlic cloves, chopped
• 1  lb linguine
• 1⁄2 lb red bell pepper (cut in long thin slices)

• Sauce and topping

• 4  tablespoons pesto sauce
• 4  tablespoons  olives (green, chopped)
• 4  tablespoons sunflower seeds, kernels (roasted, chopped)
• 1  tablespoon  olive (green, sliced for topping)
• 1  tablespoon sunflower seeds, kernels (roasted, for topping)

Directions

1. Bring salted water to boil and cook your linguine as described on the product package.
2. In the meanwhile fry the red bel peppers 5 minutes in oil, add garlic and fry for another 5 minutes.
3. Blanch zucchini until soft.
4. Mix pesto, chopped olives, and chopped sunflower kernels together.
5. Arrange hot linguine in 4 single plates.
6. Adjust first zucchini and then the red bell peppers on linguine.
7. Spoon pesto mix on them.
8. Top with sliced olives and sunflower kernels.