Recipe Time: Pasta with Walnut Pesto

While I was browsing around http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/pasta-with-walnut-pesto/ looking for some new recipes, I came across this recipe for pasta with a walnut pesto. I love walnuts and pasta and pesto! Plus, the directions were so simple. I pinned it to my recipe board on pinterest and made it a couple days later. It was so, so good! Even Hudson liked it! 

You can find the original recipe here.

Ingredients

1 pound Spaghetti


⅓ cups Olive Oil

1-½ cup Walnuts

½ cups Freshly Grated Parmesan

2 cloves Garlic

2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

Kosher Salt To Taste

Finely Grated Parmesan And Toasted Walnut Pieces For Garnish


Preparation Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook until al dente according to package directions.


To a food processor, add olive oil, walnuts, garlic, lemon juice and Parmesan and pulse until all the ingredients are combined. Season with kosher salt to taste.

Toss the walnut pesto with the pasta until the spaghetti is well coated.

Pile into bowl or a serving platter and garnish with finely grated Parmesan and crumbled toasted walnuts.

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