Ingredients:

• 350g pasta
• 1 carrot, roughly chopped
• ½ small onion, roughly chopped
• ½ stick celery, roughly chopped
• 6-8 ripe plum tomato, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp red pesto
• 2 tbsp raspberry vinegar
• grated parmesan and basil leaves, to serve

Method

1. Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Meanwhile, add everything else apart from the parmesan and basil to a food processor and whizz together until you get a smooth paste.
2. Tip into a saucepan and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and leave to cook for 5 mins.
3. Drain the pasta, toss together with the tomato sauce, then serve with the parmesan and basil leaves.