Pasta with Green Pea Pesto
Ingredients
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1–1/2 cups green peas
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1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (plus a little more to sprinkle on top)
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1/3 cup pine nuts
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1 clove of garlic
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½ lime
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1/3 cup STAR Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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1/2 teaspoon fresh basil
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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8 ounces penne
Instructions
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1.
Cook the pasta following the manufacturer’s instructions. Let it cool.
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2.
To make the pesto, cook the peas in boiling water and then chill them in ice water or in the fridge. Once cool, add them to the Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, garlic, lime juice, ORGANIC EVOO, basil, salt and pepper.
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3.
Blend everything in the blender until it forms a paste (if it’s too thick, you can add a little more ORGANIC EVOO).
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4.
Mix the pesto with the pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan to taste.
