Spaghetti with walnut and pistachio pesto
Spaghetti with walnut and pistachio pesto

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Pistachio pesto is a traditional recipe in Sicily where it is eaten with pasta or used to make arancini. If you've never tried it, you really should! The most commonly used pasta for pistachio pesto is spaghetti, although I used scialatielli which is another popular choice in Southern Italy.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have spaghetti with walnut and pistachio pesto using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti with walnut and pistachio pesto:
  1. Get 500 g spaghetti
  2. Get 50 g fresh basil
  3. Prepare Clove garlic
  4. Get Tablespoon chopped, peeled, unsalted pistachio nuts
  5. Prepare Tablespoon chopped, peeled, unsalted walnuts
  6. Take Teaspoon Parmesan
  7. Make ready Teaspoon Pecorino
  8. Make ready Olive oil
  9. Prepare to taste Salt

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the pesto and the pasta and toss to coat the pasta. Stir in the pistachios and the pasta water, and maybe some olive oil. While the pasta cooks, pulse the pistachios and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped.

Steps to make Spaghetti with walnut and pistachio pesto:
  1. Bring pot of salted water to the boil and cook pasta according to instructions. Wash and dry basil. Add to food processor. Add garlic, nuts and oil. Whizz up
  2. Add cheese and more oil and keep whizzing up until you get a smooth paste, adding more oil as needed
  3. Drain pasta al dente, saving a cup of pasta cooking water. Add pesto and cooking water. Mix well and serve with chopped nuts on top 😍

This pistachio pesto can be used to elevate any dish: meats, pastas, and more! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Ines says: Made this today and had it on a bowl of spaghetti with a little extra cheese over the top and it was delicious! This taste sensation combines dairy-free pesto with just-cooked zucchini spaghetti, plump and juicy prawns, and crunchy pistachios. To make the pesto, place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and whiz until the herbs and nuts are finely chopped.

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