Add salt to a medium-sized sized pot of water and bring to the boil
Rip up the stale bread and blend into breadcrumbs using a food processor
Finely dice the garlic and spring onion. Add to the food processor and set aside
Add the broccoli florets to the boiling water. Place a sieve over the pot and add the peas in handfuls. The sieve helps to keep the peas in one place when it comes to draining. Cook for up to 5 mins or until the vegetables are just cooked
In the meantime, prepare an ice bath that consists of ice cubes and cold water in a medium-sized bowl
Remove the vegetables from the boiling water and nestle the cooked peas and broccoli into the ice bath to cool rapidly and keep the veg fresh. This process is called blanching and shocking! If it is too time-consuming, you can run the vegetables under cold water to simulate the process
Add the pasta to the boiling water that you used for the vegetables and cook according to packet instructions
While the pasta is boiling, add the herbs and olive oil to the food processor. I quite like using infused basil oil in this recipe
Now tip the broccoli and peas into the food processor and partially blend the mixture
Using a teacup (or similar), scoop up ½ a cup of pasta water from the boiling pot. Add this water to the food processor to thin the mixture out a bit
Blend the pesto completely
Drain the pasta then add the pesto to the pot with the pasta and stir well
Serve the pesto pasta and enjoy!