Spaghetti al pesto has its origins in Mediterranean cuisine. The most important thing about this dish is the sauce, which uses basil as its main ingredient, an aromatic plant used in many other dishes. Learn with this quick and easy recipe to prepare well-known spaghetti in vegan cuisine and that everyone likes.
Ingredients to make Easy Pesto Spaghetti:
- 1 pinch of Pepper
- 400 grams of Spaghetti
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 jet of Oil
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 bunch of Basil
- 100 grams of Parmesan cheese
- 50 grams of pine nuts
How to make Easy Pesto Spaghetti:
- Wash the basil, let it drain and finish drying it with a cloth, tear off the leaves and chop them very finely
- Peel the garlic and chop it finely and then crush it in a mortarwith a pinch of salt.
- Add the pine nuts and continue mashing.
- To prepare the pasta, put in a pot plenty of salted water with a little oil.
- When it boils, introduce the spaghetti sliding it down the wall of the pot, stir and cook until al dente.
- Drain the spaghetti and reserve a cup of the cooking water.
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- Mix the cheesein a bowl with olive oil, the basil and the paste that we previously prepared in the mortar.
- To finish our spaghetti with pesto, add the necessary water to the cheese sauce to obtain a smooth but thick cream. Use the reserved pasta cooking water.
- Mix the pasta and the sauce in a bowl and serve immediately. You can decorate with arugula or cherry tomatoes.
