Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, citrus pesto pasta. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Once the pasta was cooked I added it and the vegetable mixture to a bowl and tossed with the pesto. If anything, it needed more salt but all in all a great, fresh tasting dish. The citrus was mellow enough but you could still taste it in the background.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook citrus pesto pasta using 8 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Citrus Pesto Pasta:
- Prepare 1 bunch basil (1 or 2 cups) -can substitute fresh spinach with 2 tablespoons dried basil-
- Take 1 cup pine nuts
- Make ready 3-4 garlic cloves
- Prepare 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- Get 1 orange (juice and zest)
- Prepare 1 lemon (juice and zest)
- Get 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Take Salt and pepper
Blitz in the mixer the peeled citrus with the almonds, basil, capers and some evoo: you should get a coarse cream. Season well with salt and ground black pepper and set aside. Let cool; place in a food processor. Add the basil, parsley, mint, chile, garlic, lemon juice, and lemon and orange zest; season with salt and pepper.
Instructions to make Citrus Pesto Pasta:
- Combine all ingredients except olive oil into food processor. Stream oil as ingredients are chopped. Run until a smooth paste forms.
- Can be used to top spaghetti and fresh baby spinach or arugula. Mix well and serve warm.
Pulse into a thick pesto, then gradually stream in EVOO until the pesto becomes a little creamy. Chicken and pasta with lemon pesto is an easy and elegant main dish recipe perfect for entertaining but simple enough for a weeknight dinner. The lemon adds a bit of freshness and brings out all of the flavors of the other ingredients. Get delivery from Italian Brothers Pizza & Pasta super-fast to your door. Order online and track your order live..
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