Saturday, March 5, 2011

Coriender Almond Pesto Pasta


This Recipe is little unconventional as there is no Basil & Pine nuts in it where as the Basil is a must in pesto sauce.Its's more economical as its not as expensive as Basil leaves and Pine nuts.Very easy to make.

Here is the recepie...

1cup Coriender leaves
1 Lemon Juice & the Zest of it
1/4 cup rosted/fried skinless Almonds
Crushed black pepper
5cloves of Garlic
1cup olive olive
1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
salt to taste
Pasta -Penne/Fussilli/shells/Sphagetti(anykind)

Pesto:Blend all the ingredients Coriender,Black pepper,salt,Almonds,Cheese,Lemon Juice,Oilive oil together in a coarse paste.

Bring water to a rolling boil along with salt for pasta to cook.Cook pasta al-dente or welldone as you like.Then on side slight heat the on a pan pesto sauce on very low flame for few second until it is hot to touch.Drain the pasta and before that save some pastawater if you feel you pasta is dry you can add water in the to create some sauce.
Mix the pasta and the pesto sauce and finish it grated parmesan cheese.
Tip: If you make extra pesto sauce save it in a air tight container for next time.you can make pasta in few minutes.

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