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.
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 .
Then add almonds , salt , red chilli flakes to the ground sauce and blend again to a semi smooth sauce .
Transfer this sauce to a dry container . Add in the olive oil . Add white pepper powder . Mix . Parsley Pesto sauce is ready .
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 .
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 .
In a pan , heat little olive oil . Roast seedless tomato pieces till glossy and red . Switch off .
Transfer parsley pesto spaghetti to the serving plates . Garnish with roasted tomatoes . Relish hot .
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 .