Pistachio Pesto Penne
From noir 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
So different and so delicious! Love this with Grissini Sticks or Garlic Bread and a lush glass of Red Wine! Enjoy! :)
Ingredients
- 1 pound good-quality penne or Rigatoni shopping list
- 1/2 pound green beans, trimmed shopping list
- 1/2 cup almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup pistachios, toasted and coarsely chopped shopping list
- 1 large clove of garlic, minced shopping list
- a pinch of crushed red pepper shopping list
- 4 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 1 cup tightly packed fresh basil leaves shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 1 pound ripe cherry tomatoes, halved shopping list
How to make it
- Bring 4 quarts of salted water to a boil in a large pot.
- Cook the pasta, stirring occasionally, until it is al dente (tender yet firm). Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, and place in a large warm bowl.
- Drizzle with a small amount of olive oil.
- Steam the green beans until just tender (about 5 to 7 minutes).
- Transfer the cooked green beans to the bowl with the pasta.
- Combine the nuts, garlic, crushed red pepper, olive oil and basil in a food processor or blender.
- Blend until a coarse paste forms.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the pesto to the bowl and toss with the pasta and green beans to mix thoroughly.
- Add enough pasta cooking water as you do this to keep the pasta from being too dry (I typically end up using about 1/2 cup).
- Mix in the tomatoes and serve.
- **Alternatively, if you are to be serving the pasta later as a cold dish, cool the pasta and green beans completely first before adding the pesto.**
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
What time did you say supper was at??? :)
Noir, this sounds absolutely devine! Pasta is [one of my many] weaknesses!
Thanks for another great recipe :)
kukla
in Barrie, Ontario loved it
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OK Noir...I have my Fork, Knife and plate ready! I'm with Kukla, what time is Dinner? Tops!
pink
in USA loved it
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This is great!
smooch
in America loved it
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