Parsley Pesto Spaghetti

Name: Parsley Pesto Spaghetti
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 22 min
Ingredients: Pesto Sauce (or parsley for the parsley); 1 cup Parsley (equals cleaned and drained); 1/4 cup cashews; 4 tbsp Almonds; 5 Shallots; 10 cloves Garlic; 4 tbsp Olive Oil; 1/2 tsp Salt (or as per taste); 1 tsp Chilli flakes; 1/2 tsp White Pepper Powder; 1 tsp Thyme (dried); 200 gm Spaghetti (other ingredients boiled); 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 3 tbsp Grinding (or water water for); 2 pieces Tomato (seedless)

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About Parsley Pesto Spaghetti

Parsley Pesto Spaghetti is an Italian fame dish . Pesto sauce is usually made with basil while the other version is made with fresh Italian Parsley . Parsley Pesto sauce is the vital ingredient for preparing this dish . This sauce carries all the goodness of parsley , nuts like cashews and almonds , alternative of pine nuts and with other ingredients like shallots , garlic and Italian seasonings . Children love enjoying Spaghettis and why not treat them with this healthy , Colourful Parsley Pesto Spaghetti.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time7 minutes mins

Total Time22 minutes mins

Served AsBreakfast Lunch

Recipe TasteSalty

Servings - 3

Ingredients

▢ Pesto Sauce or parsley for the parsley
▢ 1 cup Parsley equals cleaned and drained
▢ 1/4 cup cashews
▢ 4 tbsp Almonds
▢ 5 Shallots
▢ 10 cloves Garlic
▢ 4 tbsp Olive Oil
▢ 1/2 tsp Salt or as per taste
▢ 1 tsp Chilli flakes
▢ 1/2 tsp White Pepper Powder
▢ 1 tsp Thyme dried
▢ 200 gm Spaghetti other ingredients boiled
▢ 1 tbsp Olive Oil
▢ 3 tbsp Grinding or water water for
▢ 2 pieces Tomato seedless

Instructions

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In a high speed blender , add chopped parsley leaves , shallots , garlic cloves , cashew nuts , 2 tablespoons oil and required water for grinding into a smooth thick sauce .
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Then add almonds , salt , red chilli flakes to the ground sauce and blend again to a semi smooth sauce .
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Transfer this sauce to a dry container . Add in the olive oil . Add white pepper powder . Mix . Parsley Pesto sauce is ready .
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Heat a wide pan . Add 1 tablespoon olive oil . Now add 4 to 5 tablespoons parsley Pesto sauce to the pan . Give a quick mix in low heat . The aroma releases .
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Add the boiled spaghetti to the sauce . Toss it quickly but gently so that spaghetti gets coated well with the parsley pesto sauce . Adjust salt and spice as preferred . Toss spaghetti for 2 minutes in low heat . Switch off .
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In a pan , heat little olive oil . Roast seedless tomato pieces till glossy and red . Switch off .
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Transfer parsley pesto spaghetti to the serving plates . Garnish with roasted tomatoes . Relish hot .

Recipe Notes

Add salt and teaspoon oil to the boiling water before boiling spaghetti. Then run spaghetti under cold water . This ensures a nonsticky spaghetti.

Use pinenuts for the sauce if available .

Using Parmesan cheese in sauce is optional . I didn’t use it in my sauce .

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3 Comments

Abhijeet Mohan

April 25, 2024 / 8:40 pm Log in to Reply

This is wonderful! Can’t wait to taste it.
Sabita Bisht

April 24, 2024 / 11:15 pm Log in to Reply

Such a scrumptious dish! Thank you.
Vibha Pushkarna

January 22, 2020 / 10:03 am Log in to Reply

This is a fantastic recipe! Thanks for sharing.