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Almond Pesto Pasta

Here's how you make Almond Pesto Pasta
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  • Servings: 5
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 25m
    • The following recipe serves 5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 500 grams dry pasta
  • 1/2 cup half and half
  • Parmesan cheese (finely shredded)
  • ALMOND PEA PESTO
  • 1 cup peas (frozen)
  • 1 cup almond nuts (blanched, lucky)
  • 2 large garlic cloves (chopped)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves (or mint)
  • 1 teaspoon salt (rock salt)
  • Fresh ground pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook pasta in plenty of boiling water until al dente. Drain, reserving pasta water if to be used instead of cream.

  • Step 2: Pour boiling water over peas to thaw and drain, place thawed peas with almonds and garlic in food processor and blend coarsely. Scrape down bowl sides, add oil, herbs and salt & blend gain to a medium thick paste. Season well with pepper.

  • Step 3: Spoon into saucepan with pasta & toss over medium heat, adding pasta water or cream, until heated through.

  • Step 4: Serve topped with some parmesan cheese

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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