Liguine with Minted Pistachio Pesto

Name: Liguine with Minted Pistachio Pesto
Yield: Serves 6 as a starter
Ingredients: 1 large handful parsley leaves; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 140–180 g(approx 4 ½–6 oz) shelled, raw pistachios; 180 ml(6 fl oz) extra virgin olive oil; 400 g(14 oz) linguine; 150 g(5 oz) parmesan, finely grated; salt and pepper; 1 large handful fresh mint leaves

Preparation info

Serves
6
as a starter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

About

Any pasta will work, but the texture and shape of linguine gives it a better pasta to pesto ratio.

Ingredients

140–180 g(approx 4 ½–6 oz) shelled, raw pistachios
1 large handful fresh mint le

Starter
Pasta
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat oven to 170°C/340°F/Gas Mark 3–4. Lightly toast pistachios, then cool. Place all but 12 pistachios in a food processor with mint, parsley and garlic. Process 5 seconds. Add half the oil and process another 5 seconds. Add ab