Cranberry, Basil and Pinenut Pasta
In this dish you can use fresh or dry pasta. I love the flavour and texture of wholemeal spelt pasta, which has the added bonus of less gluten and more fibre than plain white durum wheat pasta. Combining cranberries with lemon zest is a triumph of flavours in this simple dish that can be whipped together in a matter of minutes.
Homemade Pesto Without Pine Nuts & What to use Instead!
Best pesto recipe EVER! ???? Forget expensive pine nuts, I'm about to show you how to make your own, amazing pesto with the simplest ingredients! INGREDIENTS????
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2 cups fresh basil leaves, (no stems)
2 tablespoons chopped blanched almonds (without skin)
2 large cloves of garlic
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
Instead of blanched almonds, you can also use walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, cashews...
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Pesto without pine nuts
0:11 Blender pesto
0:19 Basil & garlic
0:28 Grated Parmesan cheese
0:34 Pine nut alternatives
0:42 Nut-free pesto options
0:53 Olive oil
1:08 Blend to perfection
1:15 How to store homemade pesto
1:25 How to freeze pesto
1:37 How to use homemade pesto
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Simon's Salmon Pasta With Tomatoes Capers And Pine Nuts
My friend Saran and I have known each other for over 10 years since our NBC Chicago days. She's awesome. Recently, she posted this dish that her husband Simon made. It's this salmon dish with pasta, arugula, capers, grape tomatoes, and pine nuts in a lemony vinaigrette. It looked so good, I asked her if Simon would give me the recipe. Fortunately for me, he did, and said it was ok to share with you folks! I've made some tiny tweaks and shorthanded the steps, but this is the recipe is 100% Simon. And, it's great!
Simon’s Salmon Pasta
with arugula, tomatoes, capers and pine nuts in a lemony vinaigrette
serves 4-6
Ingredients
1/2 cu Pine Nuts
1/4 cu Capers, drained
10 oz container Grape Tomatoes, sliced in half
1/2 lb Tagliatelle Pasta (or your favorite)
1 cu freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
5 oz container Arugula
1 lb Salmon Fillets
6 tbl Unsalted Butter
2 Lemons, zested and juiced
3/4 cu Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Method
Toast the pine nuts. Place pine nuts in a dry saucepan over medium high heat. Constantly stir nuts until they just begin to brown, about 4 minutes. Immediately remove from heat and seat aside.
Make the dressing. Place the zest of 1 1/2 of the lemons in a large bowl. Whisk in the juice of both lemons and add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper. Slowly whisk in 3/4 cup of Olive oil until mixture is fully emulsified. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350° F. Place salmon fillets on a large piece of aluminum foil. Sprinkle remaining zest of lemon on top and season with 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Seal the foil around the salmon and bake for 25 minutes.
Prepare the pasta. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare pasta according to package directions, timing it to be ready after you’ve removed the salmon from the oven.
Place arugula, tomatoes, capers, and parmesan cheese in a bowl large enough for all the pasta and salmon to be added. Set aside.
Remove salmon from the oven and carefully open the aluminum wrapping. Using a fork, gently flake the pasta into medium size pieces.
Heat a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add 6 tablespoons of butter. As butter melts, drain pasta, reserving some of the liquid, and add the pasta to the pan. Top with the flaked salmon and sauté until ingredients are well combined, about 2 minutes. If mixture seems a bit dry add a bit of the past water to loosen it up.
Pour pasta mixture over arugula mixture and add the pine nuts. Give the dressing a quick whisk and pour it over the dish. Toss everything until its fully combine and serve. You can certainly offer your guests additional parmesan if you like.
Enjoy!
Let's make Pesto Pasta! #Shorts
Pesto is one of my favorite sauces for pasta - and for good reason! It's fresh, flavorful, and so, so easy to make. Follow along and let us know if you create your own!
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 2 cups of fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 cup of Parmagiano Reggiano
- 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup of pine nuts
- 4 cloves of garlic
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Your pasta of choice (we used spaghetti)
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