Linguine with radish leaf pesto

Name: Linguine with radish leaf pesto
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp pine nuts; 4 tbsp grated Parmesan; 2 bunch radishes incl. green parts; 1 garlic cloves; 1 ½ dl olive oil; 500 g pasta; 1 tsp lemon juice; salt and pepper to taste

main dish summer

Total: 30 min. | Active: 30 min.

vegetarian, lactose-free

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Radish greens usually end up in the compost. Which is a shame, as they can be used to make a wonderful pesto. This pesto is ready in a flash and the subtle sharpness gives it a wonderfully delicate taste. For the best possible results, make sure the radish leaves are fresh, crunchy and beautifully green.

Recipe by:
Nadja - LouMalou

Ingredients

for 4 person

Pesto
1 ½ dl	olive oil
2 bunch	radishes incl. green parts, radishes set aside, greens washed and dried
1	garlic clove
1 tsp	lemon juice
2 tbsp	pine nuts, roasted
2 tbsp	grated Parmesan
	salt and pepper to taste

Pasta
500 g	pasta (e.g. Linguine)
	salted water, boiling
2 tbsp	grated Parmesan
1 tbsp	pine nuts, roasted

How it's done

Pesto

Pour the oil into a measuring cup along with all the other ingredients up to and including the parmesan, puree, season and set aside.

Pasta

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until just al dente. Set aside approx. 100 ml of the cooking water, drain the pasta. Return the pasta to the pan, add the pesto and the reserved cooking water, mix, heat gently. Plate up the pasta, sprinkle with the parmesan and pine nuts.

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