Creamy Pistachio and spinach pesto pasta by Dr Megan Rossi

October 4, 2019

This article was written for Annabel & Grace, which is now part of Rest Less.

Creamy Pistachio and spinach pesto pasta

Recipe by Dr Megan RossiCourse: MainCuisine: VegetarianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes

A really good mid-week supper recipe. From the Eat Yourself Healthy book by Dr. Megan Rossi.

Ingredients

  • 200g wholegrain pasta

  • 80g spinach leaves

  • 20g basil leaves, fresh

  • 65g pistachios

  • ½ avocado

  • 2 tsp lemon juice, fresh

  • 1 clove garlic

  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin oil

  • 100g live thick yoghurt

  • pinch of salt

  • 300g cherry tomatoes, halved

  • 2 tbsp pine nuts (optional)

  • Pepper to taste

Directions

  • Place all the ingredients apart from the pasta, tomatoes, and pine nuts into a blender along with 2 tbsp water. Blitz roughly to your preferred texture. You may need to scrape any mixture that has risen up the side a few times.
  • Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, then coat with the pesto sauce and leave for 5 mins to infuse.
  • Serve top with cherry tomatoes and pine nuts, if using, and some cracked pepper.

Notes

  • You can replace the nutritional yeast with 35g freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

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