Arugula Pesto
This flavor-packed arugula pesto, made with toasted pistachios and lemon juice, is perfect as a sauce for spaghetti, capellini or any type of pasta.
This recipe makes enough pesto for saucing 1 pound of pasta.
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Put the garlic, toasted pistachios and salt in the bowl of your food processor, fitted with the steel chopping blade. Pulse for 10 seconds or so to a fine chop.
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Using store-bought roasted pistachios - if you can only find 'salted' roasted pistachios, cut back on the salt in the recipe by ¼ teaspoon.
How to make pasta with arugula pesto: Cook a pound of pasta in salted water. Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water and then drain the pasta and put it back into the pot. Add the pesto and toss the pasta to coat, over medium-low heat, adding pasta cooking water, a tablespoon at a time, until you get your desired consistency. Season with salt, to taste. Serve hot. Pass around extra parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Information: The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator and is not a substitute for the advice of a professional nutritionist. Pasta is not included in this nutrition calculation.
Using store-bought roasted pistachios - if you can only find 'salted' roasted pistachios, cut back on the salt in the recipe by ¼ teaspoon.
How to make pasta with arugula pesto: Cook a pound of pasta in salted water. Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water and then drain the pasta and put it back into the pot. Add the pesto and toss the pasta to coat, over medium-low heat, adding pasta cooking water, a tablespoon at a time, until you get your desired consistency. Season with salt, to taste. Serve hot. Pass around extra parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Information: The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator and is not a substitute for the advice of a professional nutritionist. Pasta is not included in this nutrition calculation.
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I made this last night. Followed directions with no changes (not my norm). Served it over angel hair pasta. I will be making it again!
The grocery store near me sells basil like it's saffron. Working on the herb garden now but glad to have a pesto recipe in the arsenal that's this good without having to buy basil.
This pesto is incredible!!
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