Green Garlic & Spring Onion Pesto Pasta

Name: Green Garlic & Spring Onion Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams angel hair pasta; 1 bunch arugula (cleaned & roughly chopped); 118 milliliters extra-olive oil (or more or less as needed); 59 milliliters parmesan cheese to taste (freshly grated, plus more for garnish); 59 milliliters pine nuts; 1 pinch each salt & pepper to taste

Green Garlic & Spring Onion Pesto Pasta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 748 calories, 19g of protein, and 36g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes. If you have angel hair pasta, parmesan cheese, extra-olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the extra-virgin olive oil you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Date Caramel Walnut Tart (Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Vegan) as a dessert. It is perfect for Spring.

Instructions

Lightly toast the nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until the nuts begin to brown slightly and are fragrant, about 2 minutes

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Toast

Nuts

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Frying Pan

Using a blender or food processor pulse the pine nuts, arugula, green garlic, spring onions, basil, cheese and half the olive oil, until a thick paste is achieved.

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Olive Oil

Pine Nuts

Arugula

Cheese

Garlic

Onion

Basil

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Food Processor

Blender

Add a little water (1 or 2 teaspoons) if the texture is too dry.With the machine running drizzle in as much as the remaining oil as necessary to get a good consistency. A little thick is fine, as you will adjust later with pasta water. Season with a pinch each salt and pepper as you like.Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta to package instructions until al dente.

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Salt And Pepper

Water

Pasta

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Drain (reserving about ½ cup of the pasta water. Toss the pasta with the pesto sauce, adding a bit of water to assist in mixing. Turn the pasta out onto a serving platter, garnish with a bit more cheese.

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Pesto