Spring Pesto Pasta Recipe | Quick, Fresh & DELICIOUS Mediterranean Pasta Sauce

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide a similar texture and flavor profile at a lower cost.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Boil water in a large pot and add 1 tablespoon of salt.

Add 250 g of pasta to the boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes until al dente.

In a blender, add a couple hunks of pecorino romano cheese for easy grating.

Add 1 stalk of chopped green garlic, a bunch of parsley, and a handful of mint leaves to the blender.

Add a couple handfuls of toasted flaked almonds instead of pine nuts.

Pour in a generous amount of extra virgin olive oil and add 1 ice cube.

Blend the mixture until smooth, adding more liquid if necessary.

Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and blend again.

Add lemon zest without blending to avoid bruising it.

In the last 2 minutes of pasta cooking, add a generous amount of peas to the pot.

Once the pasta is al dente, turn off the heat and mix everything together, adding black pepper to taste.

Cooking Techniques

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