Dressed Basil Pasta

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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
ready in 40 min.
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Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
8 cups Penne
salt
For the pesto
½ cup Pine nuts
1 garlic clove
2 handfuls Basil
cup olive oil
½ cup Parmesan
peppers (freshly ground)
1 dash lemon juice
In addition
Basil (for garnishing)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
olive oilBasilPine nutsParmesansaltgarlic clove

Preparation steps

1.
Cook the penne in well salted boiling water until al dente.
2.
In the meantime dry roast the pine nuts in a frying pan until golden brown. Remove from pan and reserve.
3.
Wash the basil and shake dry. Remove the leaves from the stems.
4.
Peel the garlic. Chop finely.
5.
Place the garlic, reserved pine nuts, basil and oil in a food processor and process until a smooth pesto forms. Mix in the Parmesan and season to taste with salt, pepper and a dash of lemon juice.
6.
Drain the noodles well then mix with the pesto.
7.
Place the pesto in bowls and serve garnished with basil leaves.

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