Parsley Pesto Spaghetti
About Parsley Pesto Spaghetti
Parsley Pesto Spaghetti is an Italian fame dish . Pesto sauce is usually made with basil while the other version is made with fresh Italian Parsley . Parsley Pesto sauce is the vital ingredient for preparing this dish . This sauce carries all the goodness of parsley , nuts like cashews and almonds , alternative of pine nuts and with other ingredients like shallots , garlic and Italian seasonings . Children love enjoying Spaghettis and why not treat them with this healthy , Colourful Parsley Pesto Spaghetti.
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
- Pesto Sauce (or parsley for the parsley)
- 1 cup Parsley (equals cleaned and drained)
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 4 tbsp Almonds
- 5 Shallots
- 10 cloves Garlic
- 4 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/2 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
- 1 tsp Chilli flakes
- 1/2 tsp White Pepper Powder
- 1 tsp Thyme (dried)
- 200 gm Spaghetti (other ingredients boiled)
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 3 tbsp Grinding (or water water for)
- 2 pieces Tomato (seedless)
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Instructions
- In a high speed blender , add chopped parsley leaves , shallots , garlic cloves , cashew nuts , 2 tablespoons oil and required water for grinding into a smooth thick sauce .
- Then add almonds , salt , red chilli flakes to the ground sauce and blend again to a semi smooth sauce .
- Transfer this sauce to a dry container . Add in the olive oil . Add white pepper powder . Mix . Parsley Pesto sauce is ready .
- Heat a wide pan . Add 1 tablespoon olive oil . Now add 4 to 5 tablespoons parsley Pesto sauce to the pan . Give a quick mix in low heat . The aroma releases .
- Add the boiled spaghetti to the sauce . Toss it quickly but gently so that spaghetti gets coated well with the parsley pesto sauce . Adjust salt and spice as preferred . Toss spaghetti for 2 minutes in low heat . Switch off .
- In a pan , heat little olive oil . Roast seedless tomato pieces till glossy and red . Switch off .
- Transfer parsley pesto spaghetti to the serving plates . Garnish with roasted tomatoes . Relish hot .
Recipe Notes
Add salt and teaspoon oil to the boiling water before boiling spaghetti. Then run spaghetti under cold water . This ensures a nonsticky spaghetti.
Use pinenuts for the sauce if available .
Using Parmesan cheese in sauce is optional . I didn’t use it in my sauce .
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This is wonderful! Can’t wait to taste it.
Such a scrumptious dish! Thank you.
This is a fantastic recipe! Thanks for sharing.