Pesto Pasta
Herby, nutty, flavourful and super easy and quick recipe
Ingredients
Pesto sauce
- 1/2 Cup Italian basil
- 1/2 Cup Sweet basil Use 1 cup Italian basil if this is not available.
- 1/3 Cup Walnuts
- 4 Cloves Garlic
- 1/3 Cup Parmesan cheese Grated
- 1/3 Cup Olive oil Extra virgin
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste Crushed
- 1/2 Tsp Lemon juice
Pesto pasta
- 2 Portions Spaghetti
Instructions
- Boil pasta as per packet instructions, drain, mix in a little olive oil with spaghetti to avoid sticking.
- In a pan, dry roast walnuts for 2 mins. Take it out and in the same pan dry roast garlic for another 2 mins. Let it cool to room temperature.
- Use mortar and pestle to grind the sauce together - add basil, walnuts, garlic, salt, pepper and Parmesan. Add oil in intervals until it all comes together into a coarse paste. Add lemon juice and mix it all well.Alternatively you can use a food processor or chopper and crush them in small whizzes, while scraping the sides and adding olive oil in intervals.
- In a mixing bowl, mix desired quantity of pasta sauce with spaghetti and garnish with more grated Parmesan and basil.
- Keep left over pesto sauce in the fridge in an airtight jar for upto 3 days.Enjoy!!!