Fusilli with a Pesto of Young Sprouts

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Pesto Pasta Fusilli

Fusilli with a Pesto of Young Sprouts

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Serves: 3-4 Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • 150 g sprouts and arugula + some nice sprouts for decoration (baby pak choíˆ, purslane, Mibuna Cabbage, Purple Mizuna, Green Mizuna, Wasabi sprouts, mustard sprouts...)
  • 40 g cashew nuts
  • 20 g pine nuts
  • 50 g parmesan (reserve a few shavings for decoration)
  • 5 - 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 - 2 tsp white balsamic vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
  • 250 g fusilli

Instructions

1. Prepare the pesto: Roast the cashew nuts for a few minutes in a frying pan, then add the pine nuts and roast them evenly. Wash the sprouts. Cut the parmesan into cubes.

2. In a blender, mix the greens with the cashew nuts and the parmesan. Add the oil little by little until you get a creamy consistency. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if necessary, add a little vinegar. Blend well.

3. Cook the pasta al dente in a large quantity of boiling salted water. Reserve 1/2 cup of cooking water (at the end of cooking). Drain the pasta.

4. In a serving dish, combine the pesto and a little cooking water. Mix. Add the pasta and mix with the pesto. Add a few sprouts, parmesan shavings and toasted pine nuts for decoration. Enjoy...

Recipe : Sandrine Pingeon (lespaniersdesandrine.lu)