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Spaghetti Al Pesto

5 from 4 votes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 4 people
Calories 58 kcal

Ingredients
 

For pesto

  • 1 bunch Basil
  • 0,5 bunch Parsely
  • 4 Peeled garlic clove
  • 50 g Roasted pine nuts
  • 80 g Freshly grated Parmesan
  • 4 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 2 tbsp Boiling salt water from pasta water

For spaghetti

  • 500 g Durum wheat spaghettini
  • Salt
  • 5 L Boiling water

Instructions
 

  • Roast the pine nuts in a pan without fat. Remove the basil and parsley, wash and drain well, peel garlic cloves and grate the Parmesan
  • Chop the roasted pine nuts (e.g. hand blender with chopper),
  • Put the basil, parsley and cloves of garlic in tall, narrow containers and chop with a hand blender. Then add the Parmesan cheese, olive oil and the crushed pine nuts and season with salt. Add 2 tablespoons of the spaghetti water to the pesto.
  • Cook the spaghetti (al dente).
  • Place half of the pesto in a bowl. Add the spaghetti and pour the rest of the pesto over it and fold in well. If you want, you can garnish with basil leaves.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 58kcalCarbohydrates: 6.2gProtein: 1.8gFat: 2.9g
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 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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