Spaghetti with basil pesto and tomato

AUTHOR
Zackary Austin
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 3
COOK TIME
25 mins
TOTAL TIME
25 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 11
  • 40 g Pine nuts
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 2 Bundle (100 g) Basil
  • 2 TABLESPOONS ground hazelnuts
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sea salt
  • 150 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 80 g freshly grated original Parmesan cheese
  • 60 g Spaghetti
  • 1 (180 g) large beefsteak tomato
  • 10 g Pine nuts

Directions

  1. 1

    Roast pine nuts in a coated pan without fat until golden brown. Peel garlic and chop coarsely. Wash the basil, dab dry and pluck the leaves from the stalks. Place 30 g pine nuts, hazelnuts, garlic, basil, salt and oil in a tall container and puree finely with the chopping stick. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Cook the pasta in plenty of lightly salted water for 10-12 minutes until al dente. Wash and clean the tomato and dice the flesh coarsely. Season with salt. Drain pasta and mix with 1 portion of pesto. Sprinkle with 10 g pine nuts and tomato

  2. 2

    Replace a bunch of basil with a bunch of wild garlic

  3. 3

    Pesto goes particularly well with pasta, potatoes, but also with grilled meat and fish

  4. 4

    Pesto keeps fresh for about 4 weeks in the refrigerator. But it should always be covered with a layer of olive oil

  5. 5

    The quick tip:

  6. 6

    Those in a hurry can use ready pesto from the glass

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
480 kcal
CARBS
48 g
FATS
25 g
PROTEINS
13 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesDietvegetarian