Can there ever be enough pasta recipes? Definitely not, especially if they are super fast and so delicious that you can simply not get enough. So, do yourself a favor and add this recipe to all you other favorite pasta recipes, it will soon be a "regular" on your table.
This recipe takes as long as it takes for the pasta to cook - about 12 minutes, so are you ready....
Pesto Pasta
Step 1 - Place a big pot of water with salt on the stove and bring to the boil(add salt at end, it will cook even faster!)
Step 2 - Make pesto - Place the following ingredients in a blender:
4 cups fresh basil
2 cloves of garlic
zest and juice of a lemon
1/2 cup flaked almonds
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
While machine is running add about 1/2 to 3/4 cup olive oil. Season to taste
Step 3 - Add pasta of your choice to boiling water and cook until "al dente". When cooked, drain off all water.
Step 4 -Add about 10 asparagus, cut up in small (15mm) pieces. The heat of the pasta will "cook" the asparagus.
Step 5 - Add about 3/4 cup of the pesto to the pasta and mix.
Step 6 - Enjoy with more parmesan cheese and toasted almonds(make the almonds while the pasta is cooking)
17 comments:
I love pasta of any kind - it is really food of the gods!
This one looks perfect for spring
This is one of my favourite pastas. Thanx for visiting my blog. I live in Fish Hoek. Let me know if you would like my lemon meringue recipe. I want to actually blog it soon anyway. xxx
I love pesto of all kinds and have been experimenting a little this year:D
Love this green stuff!
Too much pasta? Never, such a thing doesn't exist :-p This is a delicious looking pasta dish :)
Looks tasty Nina. You can't go wrong with pesto and pasta.
I love pasta and pesto! Can't go wrong with that. Actually I think most dishes can be improved by pesto :-)
Definitely a great way to enjoy pasta when basil is in abundance. That green color on the dish looks excellent
One of my favourite as-good-as-instant dinner fixes. In fact I had some tonight.
I'm totally in the mood for pesto lately.
Fresh pesto pasta is so simple and yet so good!
I've found that capturing the essenc of pesto to be hard to get in a photo but you've got it here.
i love basil. naturally, i love pesto pasta too :) looks delicious
rose - you're so right!
kat - I will have this anytime of the year, but you're right!
colleen - I would love to have your lemon meringue pie recipe, my email is nina(at)bocpac.co.za.Thanks a stack!
bellini - have you tried rocket and walnut??Delicious!
tigerfish - me too!
ben - definitely not in my family!
pam - it sure was!
hopie - classic combination!
mike - there is just something magical about stirring a spoonful of pesto into pasta...I think it is the smell!!!
sylvie - great minds think alike.
that girl - wanna come over??
kevin - absolutely!
peter m - how did you know, I took about 25 shots and these are the only ones I could use!
jaime - oh good, want to join me?
Sometimes simple is indeed the best :)
Oh wow, that looks delicious! I've never tried making a pesto before, but I think that needs to change. :)
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