Mammina's spaghetti with walnut pesto

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 30 g walnuts
• 30 g Parmesan
• 1 clove(s) garlic
• 7 tbsp, heaped olive oil
• 2 tbsp, sautéed basil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 180g spaghetti

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 8 minutes; Total time approx. 18 minutes

Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. In the meantime, roughly chop the walnuts and garlic (without the garlic heart) and mix with the Parmesan cheese. Add the oil and a pinch of salt and puree. Add the pesto to the drained pasta and mix. Note: As a variation, you can use two sun-dried tomatoes instead of the basil. This will create a delicious red pesto. If you don’t have walnuts on hand, cashews or pine nuts will also work. If you prefer a stronger flavor, you can roast the nuts in a pan without any additional fat beforehand. Since the nuts already contain oil/fat, you can omit this here.