Swordfish and Spaghetti with Citrus Pesto

Name: Swordfish and Spaghetti with Citrus Pesto
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 bunch fresh basil, about 3 cups leaves; 1 clove garlic; 1 lemon, zest grated and juiced; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 orange, zest grated and juiced; 237 milliliters grated Parmesan; 118 milliliters toasted pine nuts; 1 teaspoons salt; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams spaghetti pasta (recommended: Barilla); 680 grams swordfish steaks

Swordfish and Spaghetti with Citrus Pesto might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This pescatarian recipe has 1245 calories, 60g of protein, and 72g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 43% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pepper, salt, pine nuts, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon zest you could follow this main course with the Orange Marmalade Cookies with Orange Zest Icing as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

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Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes.

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Drain pasta and reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta liquid.

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Blend the basil, pine nuts, garlic, zests, juices, salt, and pepper in a food processor until the mixture is finely chopped. With the machine running, gradually add the olive oil until the mixture is smooth and creamy.

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Transfer to a bowl and stir in the Parmesan. Toss with the warm spaghetti and the reserved pasta water.

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Meanwhile, place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill.

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Brush both sides of the swordfish fillets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the swordfish 3 to 4 minutes a side for a 1-inch thick fillet.

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Transfer the pasta to a serving platter and top with the grilled swordfish fillets and serve.

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Servings:

1teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 1bunch

fresh basil, about 3 cups leaves 1clove

garlic 1

lemon, zest grated and juiced 118milliliters

extra-virgin olive oil 4servings

Extra-virgin olive oil 1

orange, zest grated and juiced 237milliliters

grated Parmesan 118milliliters

toasted pine nuts 1teaspoons

salt 4servings

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 454grams

spaghetti pasta (recommended: Barilla)680grams

swordfish steaks

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Fish can be paired with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Esperto Pinot Grigio with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.