Pasta with spinach pesto
Recipe for an easy, simple pasta dish with spinach pesto.
Servings 4 people
Calories 835kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g pasta
- 180 g fresh spinach
- 60 g Parmesan, grated
- 45 g pine nuts, ideally toasted
- 2 cloves garlic
- 100 ml olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Lemon
- Pasta cooking water
To serve
- Finely grated Parmesan (optional)
Instructions
- Put the pasta on to cook and boil it until al dente - as directed on the packet.
- Meanwhile, make the pesto. Put the spinach, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic and olive oil in a blender and blend until you have a smooth pesto.Season to taste with salt.
- When the pasta is al dente, drain it - reserving a couple of hundred millilitres of the cooking water to adjust the consistency with.
- Return the pasta to the pan and toss it with the pesto. Turn the heat on to its very lowest setting and toss well to combine.Season to taste with freshly squeezed lemon juice, salt and freshly ground pepper - and adjust the consistency with the pasta water.
- Serve with extra Parmesan on top, if you like.
Nutrition
Calories: 835kcal | Carbohydrates: 98g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 306mg | Potassium: 627mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 4353IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 206mg | Iron: 4mg