hi everyone today I'm going to show you how to make refreshing basil pesto pasta with charred tomatoes and baby spinach let's start with the pesto it's actually really easy to make especially if you have a food processor all you have to do is add fresh basil leaves pine nuts garlic nutritional yeast lemon juice and salt into a bowl of a food processor and pulse all the ingredients until they form a paste while the food processor is running slowly drizzle in olive oil if the pesto is not coming together you can add a splash of water or more olive oil continue processing until the mixture is well blended but still has some texture you can use the pesto right away or make it ahead of time and store it in a glass airtight container now as far as pasta goes I like penne or rigatoni because they hold the pesto really well I really like chickpea penne or quinoa lentil penne my kids love amaranth penne if you're on a keto diet you will want to use shiitake penne it's completely up to you I will have a list of all our favorite penne pasta on my blog the link will be in the description box below this video once you have your pasta and pesto all situated get a medium saute pan on very high heat add a few cherry tomatoes to it and lightly char them after that add your pasta together with the basil pesto give it a few tosses and then finish it off with baby spinach I usually take the pan off the heat when adding the spinach because if you cook the spinach at welt and you can't even notice it and that's it easy yet flavorful basil pesto pasta I usually make this pesto at the end of the week when our fridge is empty because you don't really need any refrigerated items except for the tomatoes and they're optional and it's just such an easy and quick dish how do you like it okay there's this one's complex it's sweet it is fresh it is cheesy now how do I describe all of that in one the freshness really almost hits immediately and carries into the aftertaste that is from the pine nuts I really am starting to like pine nuts mm-hmm it's really cool it's a very like very you're walking through the forest the smell of the forest it's earthy but it's fresh right it doesn't taste like dirt it tastes really fresh the sweetness is coming from our slightly charred Tomatoes and then the cheesy flavor is coming from the nutritional yeast now the nutritional yeast and the fresh flavor are like battling for dominance which is very unique it's a very unique flavor usually cheese is quite dominant like people love cheese I love cheese and usually when you have it it's like more is better kind of deal to it to an extent but in this case it's battling with the freshness which is cool because cheese is like I wouldn't describe it as a fresh flavor it's kind of savory and salty and just heavy yeah that's a good way to describe it but the pine nuts are like light airy very fresh the basil must be helping in the pesto makes everything anxious like sweet and also area like it's like a light flavor so I think it's a really good dish if you're looking to relax and have a nice light dish but you also crave a cheesy flavor that's what I would say all right so I hope you enjoyed this video if you did please give me a thumbs up comment below subscribe to my channel and I'll see you next time you .
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Basil pesto is a classic Italian sauce bursting with fresh herb-y flavor. It’s simple, raw, and requires only a few ingredients. I love it not only for its simplicity, but also its pungent flavor – loads of fresh basil, raw garlic, rich nuts, and cheesy nutritional yeast.
Perhaps it’s the charred tomatoes, or the sweet baby basil leaves, or the milder, rounder flavors of the pricey Lingurian olive oil. Whatever it is, this recipe is a keeper.
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