The basic recipe of pesto is enriched with peas and gains a new dimension with pistachio and lemon zest.
Tip1: You can use fresh or frozen peas, but it will definitely make it much more tasty with the fresh.
Tip2: You can play with what you want pasta, but surely tortellines create a very complete dish.
Ingredients
For pesto:-
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- 250 gr fresh peas ,
- 50 gr basil leaves ,
- 30 gr arugula ,
- 50 gr pistachios ,
- salt ,
- pepper ,
- juice + zest of 1 lemon ,
- 1 garlic clove ,
- 50 gr parmesan grated ,
- 50-100 gr olive oil
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- 250 gr pasta (whatever kind you prefer) ,
- 1/2 cup peas (fresh or frozen, boiled) ,
- 1/2 handful baby arugula ,
- A little lemon zest
Instructions
For pesto:-
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- Put all the ingredients in a blender with knives, except for olive oil and parmesan cheese. ,
- Beat 2 minutes until the pistachios break and have a homogeneous pesto. ,
- Finally, add the olive oil and parmesan cheese and beat it until it is fluid. ,
- Beat some moer to homogenize the mixture and it's ready.
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- Boil the pasta according to the instructions of the package. ,
- Drain the pasta and pout them again into the saucepan with the pesto. ,
- Mix with a wooden spoon until the pasta is covered on all sides. ,
- Transfer to dishes and decorate with peas, baby arugula and lemon zest.
