for 2 people

Pasta

200 g	spelt pasta (e.g. penne)
	salted water, boiling

Pesto

50 g	walnut kernels, roasted
50 g	cooked chestnuts (soft)
1 tbsp	lemon juice
2 tbsp	olive oil
¼ tsp	salt
a little	pepper
30 g	Parmesan, grated

How it's done

Pasta

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until just al dente. Set aside approx. 3 tbsp of the cooking water, drain the pasta, then return it to the pan.

Pesto

In a measuring cup, puree the walnut kernels with the reserved cooking water and all the other ingredients up to and including the pepper. Add the cheese, mix, then mix the pesto in with the pasta.

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