Pasta with pea pesto is a delicious dish that requires only a few ingredients and a little time to prepare. Frozen peas are a real treasure to use as a base for pesto sauce.
Pea pesto combines a combination of peas, fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan and lemon juice. With this sauce, you will raise the taste of pasta to a higher level.
We recommend using spaghetti or tagliatelle, as they go perfectly with the pea pesto. While the pasta is cooking, you'll be making the pea pesto in minutes. The fresh aroma of basil and the crispness of pine nuts will intertwine into a harmonious whole. Pea pesto is also a rich source of antioxidants and nutrients.
Pea pesto
Ingredients
- 300 g of pasta
- 200 g of frozen peas
- 1 small clove of garlic
- a few mint leaves
- 60 g of pine nuts
- 60 g of Parmesan cheese
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Boil water in a large pot and add frozen peas. Boil it for about three minutes, then strain it and drain the excess water.
- Chop a clove of garlic, a few mint leaves, salt and pepper to taste.
- Add pine nuts and boiled peas and mash everything together until the desired texture.
- Stir in the grated parmesan cheese and add four tablespoons of olive oil. Mix well.
- In a large pot, cook the pasta according to the instructions on the package. Once cooked, strain them, but save about half a cup of the water they were cooked in.
- Return the pasta back to the pot and mix it with the prepared pesto and add a little of the saved cooking water. Mix well to distribute the pesto evenly.
- Put the pasta with the pesto on plates and, if desired, pour a little more olive oil over it.
Enjoy the fresh taste of peas, the crunch of pine nuts and the rich aroma of Parmesan, which blend perfectly with the soft texture of the pasta. Bon Appetit!
