Farfalle Pasta with Winter Pesto

Serves 4 to 6
Time 30 min
Farfalle Pasta with Winter Pesto

Winter greens such as spinach or kale can be used in addition to basil for a tasty seasonal pesto.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    12 ouncesfarfalle pasta
    1/2 poundfresh spinach or kale (about 1/2 large bunch), ribs removed and leaves coarsely chopped
    2 clovesgarlic
    2/3 cuptoasted walnuts (or pine nuts)
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper
    1/4 cupextra-virgin olive oil
    1/4 cupgrated ricotta salata or romano cheese
    1/2 cupfresh basil

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Method

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.


Add pasta and cook until tender, about 8 minutes.


Drain and reserve 1/4 cup cooking liquid.


Pulse garlic in a food processor until chopped.


Add nuts, salt, pepper and about a third of the greens.


Pulse, adding remaining greens and basil in batches until finely chopped.


With the motor running, slowly add oil.


Toss cooked pasta with cheese and pesto, adjusting the consistency of the mixture with reserved pasta water as needed.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

470

Total Fat

22g

Saturated Fat

3.5g

Cholesterol

5mg

Sodium

350mg

Total Carbohydrate

58g

Dietary Fiber

4g

Total Sugars

3g

Protein

14g

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