Nici Wickes: Easy no-cook pasta sauces

<p>Fresh is best! Here’s some ideas for some pasta sauces that doesn't need cooking and are absolutely delicious. They great to make when you’re having a fridge clean out or if, like me, you have lots of straggly plants still clinging on in the garden – basil, rocket, tomatoes, capsicums etc. </p> <p><strong>Tomato &amp; herb pasta sauce</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Use the very best quality of tomatoes you can find for this, as well as good olive oil. </li> <li>3-4 medium tomatoes or 1 cup cherry tomatoes </li> <li>1-2 cloves garlic, peeled </li> <li>Small handful of basil or parsley, chopped </li> <li>¼ tsp dried oregano </li> <li>Decent splash of olive oil </li> <li>½ tsp sea salt &amp; decent pinch or grind of pepper </li> </ul> <p>Use a box grater to grate the tomatoes into a bowl, leaving the skins out. Do the same with the garlic, using the smaller holes of the grater for this. </p> <p>Stir in chopped herbs, olive oil and seasoning. Leave to sit for 15 minutes then taste and season more if needed. </p> <p><strong>Green pasta sauce</strong> </p> <p>This is THE BEST way to get a decent dose of greens into you! </p> <ul> <li>Few big handfuls of fresh spinach </li> <li>Basil, rocket, mint, parsley – any or all </li> <li>¼ cup grated parmesan </li> <li>½ tsp sea salt </li> <li>¼ tsp chilli flakes </li> <li>Squeeze of lemon or capful of vinegar </li> <li>Decent glug of extra virgin olive oil </li> <li>Water to loosen </li> </ul> <p>Blend all the ingredients in a food processor or blender, drizzling in oil and water if needed, until you have a bright green pourable sauce. Taste and season more if needed. </p> <p><strong>Lemon &amp; olive oil pasta sauce</strong> </p> <p>This is simplicity at its best and best kept for when lemons are in season. </p> <ul> <li>¼ cup lemon juice </li> <li>¼ cup grated parmesan or crumbled feta </li> <li>Good quality olive oil </li> <li>Salt and pepper to season </li> <li>Chilli flakes optional </li> </ul> <p>Stir the lemon juice and cheese together then