Semolina Pappardelle w/ Spinach Pecan Pesto
Cooking & Drinking
Delicious dinner that feels fancy enough for hosting and that's simple enough for a weeknight meal. Customize your next 4P delivery to order just the ingredients you need here— including Scratch Pasta Pappardelle or your favorite noodle! Shop here for ingredients for your next 4P delivery.
Ingredients
Spinach Pecan Pesto
- 6 oz. washed spinach
- 1/2 cup pecans (toast to wake up flavor)
- 1 tsp. lemon or red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 tbsp. water
- 1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter
- add Locksley Farmstead's Merry Man Manchego cheese (or similar) to taste
Directions
Pesto: In salted boiling water blanch spinach; remove; strain liquid and cool. Toast pecans on low heat for about 5 minutes until aromatic; reserve. Combine spinach, pecans and all pesto ingredients in food processor; blend until smooth. Yield: 1 cup of pesto. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.
Pasta: Cook until al dente. In a sauté pan over medium heat, sauce the pasta with the pesto. Taste and season with salt, pepper and Merry Man Manchego. Garnish with few toasted pecans pieces on top.
Makes 2-4 servings