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Pasta with vegan matcha pesto

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 1 tbsp walnuts
  • 1 tbsp pine nuts
  • ½ bunch basil
  • 60 g spinach
  • 1 garlic clove(s)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp matcha powder
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 100 g spelt pasta

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Lightly toast the walnuts and pine nuts in a pan without oil. Let cool, then add them to a deep bowl with the basil, spinach, garlic clove, lemon juice, matcha powder, salt, pepper, and water. Blend until smooth. Add the oil last. Cook the pasta in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente, drain, toss with the matcha pesto, and enjoy. Approx. 599 kcal per serving.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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