Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity each with its distinct taste. This cuisine today is probably one of the most popular in the world. Today I am going to show you pesto pasta!
Pesto Pasta
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
10
minutesLight, Yet full of flavors. This Pesto is perfect tossed with Pasta for quick dinner.
Ingredients
Penne pasta
1 cup fresh basil leaves
4-5 cherry tomatoes
4 cloves of garlic
50 grams of cashew nuts
50 grams of almonds
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp black pepper powder
Salt to taste
Directions
- Take sauce pan, add water, then add salt & penne pastas;
- Give it a stir so that it should not stick to that bottom of pan;
- Add oil, give it a stir & let it cook for 9 – 10 minutes;
- Pesto Sauce
- Put basil leaves in a mixing jar;
- Add garlic cloves;
- Add cashew nuts;
- Add almonds. You can also use pine nuts or walnuts;
- Add parmesan cheese;
- Add oil;
- Add salt & black pepper;
- Pulse it for 2 -3 minutes;
- Finalization
- Now add oil in a heated wok;
- Add cherry tomatoes & blanched pasta;
- Add pasta stock, it will give it a nice thickness;
- Add pesto sauce;
- Mix this really well;
- Add some fresh basil leaves;
- Add black pepper powder;
- Switch off the flame;
- Sprinle some parmesan cheese & garnish with fresh basil;
- Your Pesto Pasta is ready!