How To Make Pasta with Spicy Almond Pesto
Dig in a delicious pasta dish with this spicy almond pesto. It’s made with almond butter, pepper, and fried sage for a piquant sauce with an earthy flavor.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¾lbfettuccine
- ¾cupextra virgin olive oil
- ¼cupsage leaves
- 1large garlic clove
- ¼cupalmond butter
- 1scallion
- ½tsplemon zest,finely grated
- large pinch of crushed red pepper
- ½cupParmesan cheese,freshly grated
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
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In a pot of salted boiling water, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain, reserving ¾ cup of the cooking water.
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Meanwhile, in a small skillet, heat ½ cup of the olive oil until shimmering.
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Fry the sage leaves over moderate heat, turning occasionally until crisp. Drain the sage on paper towels, then chop half of the leaves.
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Combine the chopped sage, garlic, almond butter, remaining ¼ cup of oil, scallion, zest, red pepper, and all but 2 tablespoons of the cheese.
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Toss the pasta with the pesto; add the pasta water as necessary to make a creamy sauce.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Top with the remaining cheese and whole sage leaves and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 872.48kcal
- Fat: 56.33g
- Saturated Fat: 10.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 36.32g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.14g
- Carbohydrates: 73.04g
- Fiber: 7.87g
- Sugar: 3.38g
- Protein: 22.08g
- Cholesterol: 12.64mg
- Sodium: 403.86mg
- Calcium: 432.62mg
- Potassium: 435.11mg
- Iron: 4.42mg
- Vitamin A: 66.97µg
- Vitamin C: 4.11mg
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