Pasta & grains
Pumpkin Seed Herb Pesto Pasta
Pumpkin Seed Herb Pesto Pasta with dry pasta, pumpkin seeds, parsley.
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Pumpkin Seed Herb Pesto Pasta
- Servings
- 2
- Prep
- ~15 min
- Cook
- ~15 min
- Rest / chill
- ~0 min
- Total
- ~30 min
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Ingredients
Method
- Cook pasta according to package directions, reserving 100 ml cooking water before draining.
- Pulse pumpkin seeds, parsley, basil, garlic, oil, lemon juice, Parmesan and salt into a coarse pesto.
- Toss pesto with warm pasta off the heat, adding reserved water gradually until it coats evenly.
A little note
Do not boil the pesto after adding it, which can dull the herb flavor.
Cooking tips
- Pulse pesto to a coarse texture rather than blending continuously into a paste.
- Toss with pasta off the heat and loosen with reserved pasta water so the herbs stay fresh-tasting.
Ingredient swaps
Flat-leaf parsley can replace part of the basil in the same total herb quantity for a more savory pesto.
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