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Pasta with home-made pesto and broccoli is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Pasta with home-made pesto and broccoli is something which I have loved my entire life.
While pasta cooks, transfer broccoli (reserve a handful of florets) to a food processor and add Parmesan, basil, oil, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper, then process until smooth. Pour in the olive oil and generously season with salt and pepper. Spoon in the grated Parmesan, toss the pasta well and serve.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have pasta with home-made pesto and broccoli using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Pasta with home-made pesto and broccoli:
- Prepare ——– Pesto sauce ——-
- Take 1 generous bunch fresh basil
- Make ready 1 cup pine nuts
- Prepare 120 gr. parmesan cheese
- Take 1 generous glass good quality olive oil
- Get 1 lemon (juice of)
- Prepare 4 cloves garlic (6 if it's a small bulb)
- Get 1 few pinches of salt
- Make ready ——– Pasta dish ——-
- Make ready 3 tbsp. pesto sauce
- Make ready 1 tablespoon mixed seeds
- Make ready 1 packet tallerines
- Get 1 small head broccoli
Blend the broccoli, basil, garlic, pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil, salt and parmigiano reggiano until it's nice and smooth. Toss to coat the pasta with the broccoli pesto. (Reserve extra broccoli pesto or freeze it for a later use). Transfer the pasta to a large serving bowl. Drain the pasta; return to the pot.
Instructions to make Pasta with home-made pesto and broccoli:
- Break the cheese into smaller pieces, put in the food processor with the pine nuts and blitz
- Add the rest of the pesto ingredients and blitz again until you obtain a smooth, vibrant green sauce
- If the sauce is too "dry" add more olive oil blitz and carry on adding and blitzing until you get this kind of texture. Taste and add salt accordingly
- Save in an airtight container. It will keep for days in the fridge.
- For the broccoli pasta, wash the broccoli well. Heat about 4 cm. of water in a small saucepan and when it is boiling add a pinch of salt, the broccoli florets and cover with a lid. Steam for 4 minutes and drain immediatly. Hold under cold running water to stop it from getting limp. Cook the pasta according to the instructions in the packet and drain thoroughly. Mix the hot pasta with the pesto sauce in the pan. Add the broccoli and transfer to an oven dish. Sprinkle with seeds and put a dollup of pesto on the seeds. Put in a pre-heated oven at 180º for 10 minutes.
- Serve with a very simple tomato, onion and lettuce salad on the side. Enjoy :-)
Transfer the pasta to a large serving bowl. Drain the pasta; return to the pot. Stir in the broccoli pesto and the remaining broccoli; add … This homemade broccoli pesto with fresh basil, parmesan cheese, garlic, olive oil and lemon is rich, creamy and delicious. Salt again to taste, if desired. Serve pasta topped with grated parmesan, pecorino, or vegan parmesan cheese.
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