Ingredients
For pesto
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves
- 1 cup chopped spinach
- ½ cup walnuts (or pine nuts or pecan nuts)
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- ½ cup grated cheese or cubes
- ½ cup milk
- Salt to taste
For pasta
- 2-3 cups of boiled penne pasta
- Olive oil
- Grated cheese
How to proceed;
Boil water in a big pan and add spinach and basil leaves to it. Cook just for 2 mins.
Drain it immediately. You can run it under cold water and allow it to cool.
Once cooled add cheese, garlic, walnuts, and milk. Blend this into a smooth paste in a mixer. You can adjust the quality of milk. The paste shouldn’t be too liquidy. The consistency should be like a thick sauce. Pesto is usually made of pine nuts, but it tastes very good with walnuts and this time I used pecan nuts in place of walnuts. It tasted best!
Heat a nonstick pan, add 1-2 tablespoon of olive oil and add pesto. Cook it for 2-3 mins and add the boiled penne pasta to it. Mix well and serve hot. Sprinkle some grated cheese on top and a few basil leaves to decorate 🙂