Pesto Sauce with Pasta

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup roasted and salted cashews, broken into pieces
• 1 large garlic clove
• 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
• 1 cup packed flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 pound pasta of choice (linguine, spaghetti, trenette or farfalle)
• 1/2 cup hot pasta cooking liquid

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Place cashews, garlic, 1 cup basil, 1/2 cup parsley and salt in a food processor or blender and chop well.

Add remaining 1 cup basil and 1/2 cup parsley. With the machine running, slowly add olive oil until the sauce is thick and well blended.

Transfer the sauce to a bowl. Fold in Parmesan.

Cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water and drain pasta.

Stir cooking water into the pesto sauce. Add pasta and toss well. Serve immediately.