Sundried tomato pistachio pesto penne

Name: Sundried tomato pistachio pesto penne
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 cup pistachios; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 TS of grated parmesan; Fresh black pepper; Salt to taste; 1/2 lemon juice; 1 ts chili flakes; 3 garlic cloves; 150 gr fresh basil leaves; 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes

Marianna Christodoulou @The21Eats

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

This is my version of pesto. I simply love a good pesto, and I could live on pasta for the rest of my life. This is my version where instead of pine nuts I used pistachios. You can even use sunflower seeds or any other cheaper seeds and will still be delicious. I added a bit of spice to it with some dried chili flakes! It’s mouthwatering!

#pastapesto #sundriedtomatopesto

Marianna Christodoulou @The21Eats

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

#pastapesto #sundriedtomatopesto

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Ingredients

15 min + cook pasta time

4 people

1 cuppistachios
1/4 cupolive oil
2TS of grated parmesan
Fresh black pepper
Salt to taste
1/2lemon juice
1ts chili flakes
3garlic cloves
150 grfresh basil leaves
1/2 cupsun-dried tomatoes

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Steps

15 min + cook pasta time

1

Wash basil leaves well, and prepare the rest of the incredients
2

De shell pistachios and on low heat toast them in a pan for 10 min. Do not add olive oil, just the seeds.
3

Place all ingredients in a blender / mixer and pulse until the consistency of your liking.
4

Cook pasta of your choice, and to serve place 4 TS of the pesto you just made, drizzle some olive oil over pasta mix well, add some parmesan and enjoy!