Pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, walnuts and lemon pesto

Scorrere verso il basso

Sun-dried tomatoes, walnuts and lemon pesto is a simple, quick and delicious sauce for pasta. It can be prepared in a few minutes and is so full of flavor. Through the use of sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil you can prepare it all year. The addition of walnuts combines two types of pesto that are a perfect match together and the lemon zest gives it a touch of freshness.

Spaghetti with sun-dried tomatoes, walnuts and lemon pesto

Traditional Italian recipe. Sun-dried tomatoes, walnuts and lemon pesto for pasta.
No ratings yet
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course first course
Cuisine traditional Italian, vegetarian
Servings 3 person(s)
Calories 333 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 8 or more walnuts
  • 3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 garlic clove
  • lemon zest to taste
  • 100 g sun-dried tomatoes in oil
  • extra virgin olive oil I used 3 tbsp
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 300 g speghetti pasta
  • capers optional

Instructions
 

Instructions: Spaghetti with sun-dried tomatoes, walnuts and lemon pesto

  • Cook the spaghetti al dente following the instructions on the box.
  • Put the basil, garlic, grated Parmesan cheese, walnuts, drained sun-dried tomatoes and some lemon zest in a blender.
  • Blend all the ingredients and gradually add the olive oil to get the desired consistency. Taste, regulate with salt and pepper and blend again.
  • Pour the pesto over the cooked pasta and cook a minute in the pan. Add some capers and serve.

Notes

The nutritional values are generated automatically for indicative purposes only and are therefore not completely accurate.

Nutrition

Serving: 3personsCalories: 333kcal
Keyword basil, easy pasta dish, easy vegetarian, parmesan, pasta idea, sun-dried tomatoes
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

lot of love. B.

p.s. If you like this easy pasta recipe check my Pasta with roasted bell peppers (foto below).

Bottone per il sito foodohfood seguimi su pinterest
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Related posts

Search your recipe