PASTA WITH MINT PESTO AND FAVA
Pasta need not weigh you down; serve this light recipe as a starter, or top it with meatballs for a heartier meal.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil; add 1 tablespoon salt. Blanch fava beans until bright green and tender when pinched, about 2 minutes. Transfer beans with a slotted spoon to a colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking. When cool, peel off the tough outer skins, squeezing the beans from the skins (discard skins).
- Pulse almonds with garlic in a food processor until coarsely ground. Add cheese and the oil; process to a coarse paste. Add mint, and pulse a few times until coarsely chopped. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a small bowl, and top with a thin layer to preserve the color.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 2 tablespoons salt. Cook pasta until al dente according to package instructions (about 4 minutes for dried, 1 minute for fresh); reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain pasta. In a warmed serving bowl, mix pesto with enough reserved cooking water, then drain pasta. In a warmed serving bowl, mix pesto with enough reserved cooking water to form a thin sauce. Add pasta and fava beans, and toss well to combine.
- To serve, divide pasta among four dishes, and top with meatballs; garnish with mint, and sprinkle with more cheese.
PASTA WITH MINT AND PARMESAN
The pairing of pasta with mint and Parmesan is a good one. There is something about the lightly assaultive yet somehow sweet nature of mint that is unlike any other herb. Older cuisines use it occasionally, but it is rarely seen as a major player. In this dish, however, softened by butter and cheese, mint converts a basic but undeniably heavy combination into an easy yet complex pasta dish best described as refreshing. To the inevitable question, Can I use olive oil instead of butter? my answer is that you can, but you will completely change the nature of the dish; it won't be bad, but it won't be as good. Better, I think, to cut the butter back to two tablespoons. But because this sauce is cut with the pasta cooking water, the butter is spread nicely throughout, and it really isn't a huge amount per person.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, easy, quick, pastas, main course, side dish
Time 20m
Yield 3 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. When it boils, cook pasta until it is tender but not mushy. Drain pasta, reserving about 1/2 cup of cooking liquid.
- Toss pasta in a warmed bowl with 2 or 3 tablespoons cooking liquid, the butter, mint and half the cheese. Taste and adjust seasoning, then serve, passing remaining Parmesan at the table.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 640, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 87 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 401 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
FETTUCCINE WITH MERGUEZ AND MINT PESTO
For a pasta dish with sausage that's bold and rustic, easy to whip up for dinner but intriguing enough for entertaining (the recipe can be doubled), I opted for merguez, the North African lamb sausage. The trick is having a market that sells merguez, or order it in bulk online to keep a supply in the freezer. To the merguez, I added the flavors of Morocco: mint, garlic, lemon, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and a dusting of ground cumin. Thanks to some pasta water, these components all came together admirably to dress the pasta and suit the Bordeaux.
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, pastas, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the pesto: Turn on food processor, and drop garlic through feed tube to mince. Add pine nuts through the tube and grind. Add mint leaves and process until mixture is combined. Scrape down bowl, and with machine running, slowly drizzle in the 1/3 cup olive oil. Process until blended. Transfer to a small bowl and season to taste with salt. Set aside.
- Make the pasta: Heat 3 quarts water in a large pot. As water comes to boil, heat oil in a large sauté pan, and sauté onion on medium-low until soft. Stir in cumin. Add merguez, increase heat to medium and cook, using two forks to break up the sausage and stirring all the while, until the meat is nubbly and no longer looks raw. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes, olives and 2 tablespoons of the pesto. Reduce heat to low.
- Add fettuccine to boiling water and cook about 5 minutes, until nearly al dente. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of the pasta water, and set pasta aside. Add pasta water to the merguez mixture and let cook until liquid in the pan just coats the ingredients. Stir in lemon juice. Add fettuccine to sauté pan, tossing with other ingredients over low heat. Add salt to taste. Transfer to individual bowls or a serving dish and serve with remaining pesto alongside.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 491, UnsaturatedFat 33 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 46 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 668 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams
SPAGHETTI WITH MINT AND PARSLEY PESTO
Steps:
- Blend the ingredients, except the pasta, together in a blender or food processor.
- In a large pot, cook the spaghetti until al dente, drain and toss with the pesto.
EVAN'S MINT PESTO
This mint pesto was whipped up to serve over fresh sweet potato gnocchi. It's so light and refreshing, it could be used in many ways. Can be added directly to hot pasta. Toss and enjoy!
Provided by capelilly
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Vegetarian
Time 5m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine mint, nuts, and Romano cheese in a small food processor and process until well blended. Add oil and process until blended. Add cream slowly, blending well, to taste.
- Serve immediately; refrigerate or freeze any leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106.4 calories, Carbohydrate 2.2 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 35.6 mg, Sugar 0.3 g
RON SUHANOSKY'S MINT PESTO
This recipe for mint pesto is courtesy of Ron Suhanosky and should be used in his delicious Goat Cheese Torta recipe.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Nuts & Seeds
Yield Makes 3 1/4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place all ingredients in the jar of a blender. Blend until smooth.
ASPARAGUS PASTA WITH MINT PESTO
A simple solution to dinner made with simple ingredients. Asparagus is at its best around May
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course, Pasta, Snack, Supper
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a food processor, briefly whizz the mint leaves, ricotta and grated Parmesan until you have a smooth green pesto. Season well.
- Boil the pasta, dropping in the asparagus tips 2-3 mins before the cooking time is up. When you drain the pasta, keep back a few tbsp of the water, then return the pasta, asparagus and water to the saucepan.
- Quickly stir in the mint pesto, divide between 4 plates, then shave over the remaining Parmesan to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 507 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 79 grams protein, Sodium 0.43 milligram of sodium
SPAGHETTI WITH PEA & MINT PESTO
A new take on an old favourite
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Pasta, Side dish, Supper
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook the peas in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until just tender, then drain and refresh in cold water. Pat dry.
- Tip the peas into a food processor and add the garlic, pine nuts, parmesan, mint and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, then pulse very briefly until the ingredients are roughly chopped. Don't overdo it - they should still have lots of texture. (You can freeze the pesto at this point.)
- Cook the spaghetti according to packet instructions until al dente - that's with a bit of bite still. Drain, reserving some of the cooking water.
- To serve, toss the spaghetti with the pesto and about 2 tbsp of the water. Pile into warmed bowls and serve at once, with parmesan and olive oil at the table.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 640 calories, Fat 32 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 72 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 21 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium
BASIL-MINT PESTO
From Bon Appetit The Best of the Year issue January 1996. The original recipe served this pesto with fresh fettuccine and grilled shrimp. Go ahead and use it with whatever you wish: pasta, fish, chicken, etc. Feel free to play around with the basil/mint ratio.
Provided by COOKGIRl
Categories European
Time 10m
Yield 1 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Chop the basil, mint and nuts coarsely. Add them along with the Parmesan cheese and garlic to a food processor.
- Gradually add the olive oil through the feed tube and process until pesto is well-blended.
- Transfer to bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover tightly and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.
- Yield is estimated.
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