Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, citrus pesto pasta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This citrus pesto has lots of fresh herbs and greens like spinach, parsley, basil and arugula as well as lemon for some freshness. Serve it over some fresh pasta. Enhance the flavors of your next wholegrain Spaghetti dish with a fresh citrus pesto that'll boost your senses. All the ingredients needed to prepare.
Citrus Pesto Pasta is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Citrus Pesto Pasta is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have citrus pesto pasta using 8 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Citrus Pesto Pasta:
- Get basil (1 or 2 cups) -can substitute fresh spinach with 2 tablespoons dried basil-
- Take pine nuts
- Make ready garlic cloves
- Prepare Parmesan cheese
- Take orange (juice and zest)
- Prepare lemon (juice and zest)
- Take extra virgin olive oil
- Get Salt and pepper
When the branzino is cooked through, top it with some citrus pesto and fresh citrus slices. When I was a kid, I would not eat fish. While looking for a swordfish recipe, I came across Giada's recipe for Swordfish with Citrus Pesto. Make a pesto pasta, use for pasta salad, spread it on toast, use as a dip and dollop on everything!
Steps to make Citrus Pesto Pasta:
- Combine all ingredients except olive oil into food processor. Stream oil as ingredients are chopped. Run until a smooth paste forms.
- Can be used to top spaghetti and fresh baby spinach or arugula. Mix well and serve warm.
While looking for a swordfish recipe, I came across Giada's recipe for Swordfish with Citrus Pesto. Make a pesto pasta, use for pasta salad, spread it on toast, use as a dip and dollop on everything! Pesto can be a bit on the chunky side, or almost like a uniform green paste. Drizzle the lemon pesto over the pasta and chicken. Drain the pasta and return to the pot, adding enough of the hot pasta cooking water to keep the noodles moist but not have them floating.
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