Basil Pesto Pasta | Pesto Pasta | Pasta Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 2-3 people
- 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts
- 1 handful of fresh basil leaves
- 2 cloves of garlic
- ¼ Cup vegetarian hard cheese (or parmesan)
- 1 Tsp freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ Cup extra virgin olive oil
- 200 Gm spaghetti or any kind of pasta
- Lots of water for boiling the pasta
- 1 Tsp olive oil
- Salt to taste
- Basil leaves for garnishing
- Grated cheese to add on top
- To make the pesto, chop up the walnuts and wash the basil leaves
- Tear the basil leaves, grate the cheese and chop up the garlic
- In a mixer, add basil, walnuts, cheese, black pepper and drizzle olive oil through the nozzle and blitz into a sauce
- Boil the pasta al dente in lots of water, add some salt and olive oil
- Heat up the pesto and drizzle some water
- Drain the pasta from boiling water and add it to the sauce
- Let it mix up with the sauce, adjust seasoning
- Garnish with basil leaves and grated cheese. Serve hot!
Use any kind of pasta you like, I sometimes use spaghetti, tagliatelle, linguine or even fusilli works well
Add some spinach leaves to make the pesto if you want
Pesto can be stored for 2-3 weeks when refrigerated
Pesto can also be used as a dip
Use whole wheat or regular pasta, here I have used whole wheat
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/basil-pesto-pasta/
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