Recipe · Tiffin

Classic Pesto Pasta (from scratch)

Name: Classic Pesto Pasta (from scratch)
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 200 g Pasta - spaghetti / penne; 2 cups (packed) Fresh basil leaves; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 tablespoons Pine nuts (or walnuts/cashews for cheaper option); 0.5 cup Parmesan cheese (grated); 0.5 cup Olive oil (good quality matters); to taste Salt; optional Black pepper; 0.5 cup Pasta water (important, don’t skip)

Serves 2Vegetarian

A clean, reliable recipe for pesto pasta that tastes like something you'd get in a good Italian café.

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Fig. 01 — The finished dish.

Method · stovetop

01
Blend together: * Basil + garlic + nuts → pulse first * Add parmesan * Slowly drizzle olive oil while blending
02
* Boil salted water (should taste like sea water) * Cook pasta till al dente * Reserve ~½ cup pasta water before draining
03
* Don’t cook pesto on high heat → it kills the flavor * Add pasta to a pan, turn heat to LOW * Add pesto + a splash of pasta water * Toss until glossy and coated
04
* Add extra parmesan * Crack some black pepper * Optional: drizzle olive oil

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