Pesto Sauce | Cilantro Almond Pesto Pasta
Pesto sauce is wonderful, mild, aromatic sauce made by grinding cilantro (coriander leaves) with almond & garlic. Pesto sauce is then added with cooked pasta to provide a wholesome great meal. This is my award winning recipe which featured in BBC Good Food Magazine. How to make Pesto sauce and Cilantro Almond Pesto Pasta is explained in this recipe with step by step pictures.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup fusilli pasta
- 1/2 cup cilantro / coriander leaves packed
- 15 almonds / badam
- 3 pearls garlic halved
- 1 green chillies chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Soak almonds in hot water for 5m
- ins, then peel off the skin and keep aside.
- Cook pasta with enough water(till immersing level) along with oil and salt.
- Drain water and set aside.
- In a pan, dry roast garlic and green chillies – switch off, cool down and grind it along with cilantro and almonds.
- Grind it to a semi coarse paste.
- Sprinkle little water to make it like chutney consistency.
- Transfer the cilantro almond pesto to cooked pasta , add salt and mix well until the pesto is coated well with the pesto.
- Enjoy Pesto Sauce Pasta!
Notes
- You can use the pesto for any type of pasta.
- The pesto can be made in advance and stored(refrigerated). It keeps well for 3 days.
- Adding oil while cooking pasta always helps to avoid sticking.
Nutrition Facts
Pesto Sauce | Cilantro Almond Pesto Pasta
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 139
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 1058mg46%
Potassium 82mg2%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 270IU5%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Calcium 26mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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