Pesto pasta with pistachios is my version of deliciousness!!
Busting with the basil flavour along with the flavourful Parmesan & olive oil making it so rich & creamy that you are sure to crave for it all the time!!

Who doesn’t like this comforting food that’s so yummy & filling ful of the herbaceous flavour that’s so refreshingly delightful! No wonder my family is always demanding it and we all enjoy it thoroughly!

Pesto pasta with pistachio!

pesto pasta

Pistachio pesto

Pasta recipe

Pesto recipe

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Course Main Course

Ingredients

100 gms durum wheat semolina Spaghetti pasta
1/2 cup shelled Pistachios roasted & salted
generally pine nuts is the first choice for most but you can make pesto with almonds, walnuts, any nut & we love pistachios & it goes so well with Basil
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves densely packed
1/2 cup High quality Parmesan cheese you can also use any vegan cheese in this recipe
1/3 cup extra virgin cold pressed olive oil
2 small green chillies/ Serrano pepper optional
2-3 cloves med sized garlic
Moon dried cherry tomatoes (recipe linked below)
Kosher salt
Chilli flakes

Instructions

Just cook the pasta in water with a pinch of salt & 2-3 drops of olive oil.
Al Dante or well cooked it’s your choice.
Then in a food processor blend together your basil. pistachio, garlic, green chillies, grated Parmesan & olive oil with kosher salt to taste, remember the Parmesan & the nuts both are a little salty
(You can even pre prep this pesto and store it in the fridge for a 4-5 days & use it as pizza sause, in sandwiches, as salad dressings, drizzled over bruschetta, tossed with your fav sauté veggies etc etc )
The good amount olive oil and the Salt preserves the sauce well!
I also add a few pumpkin seeds here & it yumm but it’s completely optional!
Now mix in this dressing with your cooked spaghetti!
Garnish with moon dried cherry tomatoes or you can even use canned sun dried tomatoes
Sprinkle some grated Parmesan all over the hot pasta!!
Garnish with fresh basil & chilli flakes if you like the heat!