Pasta With Zucchini Pesto

Pasta With Zucchini Pesto, Basil And Walnuts is a tasty first course. This sauce is similar to basil pesto, except it dominates zucchini and walnuts.

Furthermore, this sauce or zucchini and nuts cream can also enjoy with meat, chicken, meatballs, or various vegetables. I used this pesto with our New Year Eve dinner meat recipes, and since I prepared much, I used a part of it in this pasta recipe, which turned out delicious.

Also, you can have a try at our Gnocchi Pesto Recipe.

Ingredients – 4 Servings

• 400 g Spaghetti pasta
• water
• salt

For the zucchini Pesto

• 2 – zucchinis
• 2-3 tbsp of minced Parmesan cheese
• A hand full of peeled nuts
• 10-15 basil leaves
• 2-3 tbsp of olive oil
• salt, pepper

Directions

1. As a start, we will prepare the zucchini cream, which cooks very quickly in a few minutes with the help of a blender or kitchen shredder.
2. Thus, after washing and wiping the zucchini, I prefer to roast them with all the skin wrapped in baking paper or aluminum. But, you can also cook it for a few minutes on steam.
3. Cut the cooked zucchini into pieces and add them to a blender with the nuts, cheese, basil leaves, olive oil, salt, and pepper. So, we will blend them all until it makes a creamy mass.
4. If the sauce turns out to be too thick, for our pasta, we will then dilute it with pasta boiling water. And, If you want to serve it for bruschettas or other sauce uses, you can add other olive oil.
5. Meanwhile, we put water to boil for the pasta. When the water boils, add salt and pasta. We will cook according to the packaging time.
6. Next, when we are nearing the end of the pasta cooking, we will add a little of their water to the zucchini cream.
7. Meanwhile, drain the pasta, and in a pan, with olive oil, we will add the prepared pasta and pesto.
8. Then, stir them for 20-30 seconds until they taste good and bind. Also, season it with salt and pepper if needed.
9. In the end, serve immediately with crushed walnuts and basil leaves on top.

Bon Appetit!

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