Go Easy Vegetarian Recipes @ Mridula

Go Easy Vegetarian Recipes @ Mridula

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Pesto sauce for pasta ( spinach sauce)



Spinach - 1 bunch
Parmesan cheese - 1/4 cup ( could substitute with cream/ milk)
Walnuts - 1/4 cup ( optional )
Whole pepper - 1 tsp
Garlic - 3 to 4
Salt as per taste
Olive oil for seasoning
Pasta of you choice.

Method :-

Add spinach , cheese , walnuts,pepper, garlic ,salt in a blender / food processor and blend them together.
Add oil to pan, could sauté chopped tomatoes at this stage, if you are adding for 2 min before adding the blended mixture.
Now add the blended mixture and sauté it for 2 to 3 min.
Turn off the stove, add cooked pasta as per your choice. Look for the package for cooking instructions as each might differ in cooking time.

Top it with shredded cheese if you wish while serving. Serve while hot.


Note:-
You could increase the pepper quantity if you wish. 

You could directly add the blended mixture to the cooked pasta if you don't want to sauté it. Just add oil and blended spinach mixture to cooked pasta and serve hot.