Pappardelle Recipe with Macadamia Pesto

Pesto pappardelle

Name: Pesto pappardelle
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 25g macadamia nuts toasted; 50g basil leaves picked; a good pinch sea salt; 1 clove garlic crushed; 100ml olive oil; 30g parmesan or grana padano (or veggie alternative) finely grated; a squeeze lemon juice; 150g pappardelle

Published: April 18, 2019 at 4:01 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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Ramp up your classic pine nut pesto with toasted macadamias and toss through long ribbons of pappardelle

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Try this pesto pappardelle recipe then check out our homemade pappardelle, pappardelle bolognese, mushroom pappardelle and more pappardelle recipes. For a simpler version try our easy pesto pasta and check out our recipe for classic pesto or try our vegan pesto, for a dairy-free variation.

Ingredients

Nutrition

25g macadamia nuts

toasted
50g basil

leaves picked
a good pinch sea salt
1 clove garlic

crushed
100ml olive oil
30g parmesan or grana padano (or veggie alternative)

finely grated
a squeeze lemon juice
150g pappardelle

Nutrition: per serving

kcal889
fat65.3g
saturates11.7g
carbs56.4g
sugars2.3g
fibre4.9g
protein16.5g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Put the nuts into a small food processor and pulse a few times until they start to break down. Add the basil, salt and garlic, and whizz while drizzling in the olive oil, until you have a bright green sauce. Tip into a bowl and stir in the cheese and lemon juice.
step 2

Cook the pappardelle following pack instructions. Drain, saving a cup of the cooking water.
step 3

Toss the pasta with the pesto, using 2 tbsp of cooking water to loosen if a little dry. Divide between 2 warm plates to serve.

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