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

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, spaghetti with walnut and pistachio pesto. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Get the feel-good factor with this superhealthy spaghetti dish and try a new variation of classic pesto, from BBC Good Food magazine. Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions, then drain reserving a little of the cooking water. Return to the pan and stir in the pesto, raisins and spinach with a splash.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have spaghetti with walnut and pistachio pesto using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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

Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and crushed red pepper, if desired. Add walnuts and half of tomatoes, then, with motor running, stream in ⅓ cup oil; process just until combined. Transfer pasta to bowl with pesto and add a splash of pasta cooking liquid. While the pasta cooks, pulse the pistachios and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped.

Instructions 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 😍

Cool the mixture down by filling a large bowl with iced water, with a smaller bowl resting on top. 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. You know, I am weird about this stuff.

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