Whole Wheat Linguine with Green Pea Pesto

Serves 6
Time 30 min
Whole Wheat Linguine with Green Pea Pesto

In this dish, a vibrantly colored pesto made from peas and fresh herbs dresses up whole wheat pasta. Try the pesto as a spread on sandwiches and crostini, too.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
VeganVegan
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1 poundwhole wheat linguine
    1 cupfresh or frozen and thawed green peas
    1 cuppacked flat-leaf parsley leaves (from 1 bunch parsley)
    1/2 cuppacked basil leaves, or a combination of basil and mint
    2 tablespoonslemon juice
    1 tablespooncapers, drained
    1/3 cupextra-virgin olive oil
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 cupchopped walnut pieces, toasted
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper

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Method

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.


Add linguine and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.


Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water, then drain linguine and transfer to a large bowl.


Meanwhile, put peas, parsley, basil, lemon juice and capers into a food processor and pulse to make a coarse paste. With the motor running, add oil in a steady stream.


Season with salt and pepper.


Toss hot linguine with reserved 1/2 cup cooking water and pesto. Top with walnuts.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

280

Total Fat

18g

Saturated Fat

1g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

200mg

Total Carbohydrate

26g

Dietary Fiber

6g

Total Sugars

2g

Protein

8g

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