Walnut Pesto Pasta is a rich, pleasant and mild pasta made by cooking pasta with walnut paste & then seasoned with spices. Walnut Pesto Pasta could be a wholesome breakfast or dinner meal or an add-on dish in a grand lunch menu. How to make Walnut Pesto pasta is featured in this recipe with step by pictures.
Pesto pasta recipes are always my favourite for the main reason, it is quick to make and the sauce is creamy,rich and so yum…what more do you need?! I saw this recipe in BBC Good food few months back, tried it and it tasted delicious. If you love walnuts then this is just for you, dont miss it!
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Walnut Pesto Pasta
Walnut Pesto Pasta is a rich, pleasant and mild pasta made by cooking pasta with walnut paste & then seasoned with spices. Walnut Pesto Pasta could be a wholesome breakfast or dinner meal or an add-on dish in a grand lunch menu. How to make Walnut Pesto pasta is featured in this recipe with step by pictures.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup pasta I used penne
- 1/3 cup walnuts
- 4 cloves garlic chopped finely
- 1/4 tsp pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp dried herbs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp cheese grated for garnishing(optional)
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta in boiling water along with little salt and a tsp of olive oil.
- Cook pasta till soft yet crunchy enough to bite.Drain water and set aside.
- In a pan dry roast garlic till golden brown, cool down then transfer it to a mixer along wit walnuts and olive oil.
- Grind it to a semi coarse paste.
- In a mixing bowl add the pasta along with walnut pesto,cheese,mixed herbs,pepper and required salt – Give a quick mix and serve immediately.
- Garnish with extra cheese and serve!
Notes
- Do not grind walnuts to a fine paste , this will give a bitter taste.
- If you like it crunchy you can even pulse walnuts twice to get the nutty crunchy in your pasta.
- You can also replace mixed herbs with Italian seasoning.
- The original recipe called for parmesan cheese but I used grated amul cheese cubes instead.
- You can even add a tsp of chilli flakes for extra spiciness.
- You can use any type of pasta variety. I used Penne which was in stock in my kitchen.
- The pesto stays well for 2 days if refrigerated but I recommend making it fresh and mixing with the pasta.
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How to make walnut pesto pasta
- Cook pasta in boiling water along with little salt and a tsp of olive oil. Cook pasta till soft yet crunchy enough to bite.Drain water and set aside.
- In a pan dry roast garlic till golden brown, cool down then transfer it to a mixer along wit walnuts and olive oil.
- Grind it to a semi coarse paste. In a mixing bowl add the pasta along with walnut pesto,cheese,mixed herbs,pepper and required salt – Give a quick mix and serve immediately.
Garnish with extra cheese and serve!
Tips
- Dont grind walnuts to a fine paste , this will give a bitter taste.If you like it crunchy you can even pulse it just twice to get the nutty crunchy in your pasta.
- You can also replace mixed herbs with italian seasoning.
- The orginal recipe called for parmesan cheese but I used grated amul cheese cubes instead.
- You can even add a tsp of chilli flakes for extra spiciness.
- You can use any type of pasta variety..I used Penne which was in stock in my kitchen.
- The pesto stays well for 2 days if refrigerated but I recommend making it fresh and mixing with the pasta.
Aarthi
That is such a quick pasta dish
Mina Joseph
wow nice clicks..reall tempting!!..
RekhaPrakash
Atlas I found a pasta easy recipe.thanks for sharing
Corporate to Kitchen
They look creamy & yummy
Wer SAHM
simply creamy and tasty …..
Sunanda
Worderful pAsta preparation.. Quick and easy..
Nivedhanams Sowmya
Delicious, simple and quick.. Yummy pasta
Nivedhanams Sowmya
Delicious simple and quick. Pasta looks tempting
JEYASHRI SURESH
Easy and yummy pasta recipe.
why_in_the_heck
I think I saw that in Good Food too but I never got around to making it. It looks so delicious!
Payal Malhotra
I really love this recipe. It is yummy pasta recipe I had ever saw. Would like to taste it. I always love to try new pasta products recipe.
usha singh
Delicious Yummy and fabulous recipe shared here. Pasta looks really tempting.
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