Best Recipe HE'd Never Heard of: Miso Pesto

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are more affordable and provide a similar texture.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and lower in calories.

Start with 1 pound of spaghetti and cook it in boiling salted water.

Use 2 tablespoons of kosher salt per 4 quarts of water for cooking the pasta.

Chop the white and green parts of 4 scallions and add them to a food processor.

Add basil and walnuts to the food processor.

In the food processor, add white miso, rice vinegar, and mirin.

Blend the ingredients in the food processor until smooth and creamy.

Taste the pasta to ensure it is flavorful due to the salt in the cooking water.

Reserve some pasta cooking water to help emulsify the pesto when combining.

Toss the cooked pasta with the miso pesto for at least a couple of minutes to ensure it is well coated.

Add reserved pasta water as needed to achieve a nice sauce consistency.

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