Linguine al Pesto
Linguine al Pesto is a simple yet elegant dish that brings the fresh and aromatic flavours of Italy to your plate. Ideal for a light summer dinner or a quick midweek meal, this recipe is super easy and tasty to feed your family.
Ingredients
for the Linguine al pesto
- 300 g linguine
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- 8 tbsp pesto
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
Instructions
- Toast your pine nuts in a dry pan2 tbsp pine nuts
- Cook your linguine in a saucepan of salted water according to instructions300 g linguine
- Drain when the linguine is al dente and return to pot to keep warm. Keep some of the pasta water to one side just in case needed.
- Take the pan off the heat and add the pasta to the toasted pine nuts along with the pesto.8 tbsp pesto
- Gently mix with kitchen tongs and serve along with extra basil and pine nuts.
Notes
- If the pasta begins to stick together, add stir a splash of pasta water into the pesto. This helps it coat the pasta more evenly and gives a lovely silky texture.