Dressings and Sauces Lunch & Light Bites Recipe

Walnut Pesto Pasta

walnut pesto pasta

Ingredients 

Walnut Pesto

1 cup fresh basil leaves

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 clove garlic

2 tbsp nutritional yeast

3/4 cup walnuts

1/2 lemon squeezed 

Large pinch sea salt 

 

2 serving portions fusili pasta

6 vine tomatoes whole 

2 tbsp pine nuts

Method

Add 2 portions of pasta (I used fusili) to a pot of simmering water, with a large pinch of salt, and allow to gently boil for around 8-10 minutes depending on cooking instructions

In a small frying pan, add a tsp of olive oil and gently fry the whole tomatoes with a pinch of salt and pepper, then after around 5 minutes add the pine nuts and gently toast

Whilst the pasta boils, add all of the pesto ingredients to a food processor* and blitz until creamy * If you don't have a food processor you can use a pestle and mortar

Once the pasta is cooked, drain the water and add the pesto and the pasta back to the pot, mix together and serve into two bowls

Add the tomatoes and toasted pine nuts on top and garnish with fresh basil

Enjoy

 

walnut pesto pasta
walnut pesto pasta

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