Wild Garlic Pesto by @alfiecooks_

30 min
Medium

4 servings

🧄

100 g

Wild Garlic

🌿

50 g

Fresh Basil

🌿

50 g

Parsley

🧄

2

Garlic Cloves

🧀

100 g

Parmesan

🌾

100 g

Nutritional Yeast

🌻

50 g

Toasted Sunflower Seeds

🍋

1

Lemon

🫒

100 ml

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

🧂

1 pinch

Salt

🌶️

1 pinch

Pepper

🍝

250 g

Pasta

🍅

1 small bowl

Cherry Tomatoes

🥦

1 small bowl

Asparagus

🧅

1 small bowl

Red Onion

🥦

1 small bowl

Tenderstem Broccoli

🌿

1 small bowl

Radishes

🥒

1 small bowl

Cucumber

🌶️

1 small bowl

Mixed Peppers

🌽

1 small bowl

Sweetcorn

🌿

1 small bowl

Fresh Basil

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/7

    Prepare the wild garlic by washing, draining, blanching, then shocking in ice water and squeezing out the moisture.

    🧄wild garlic
    🔪knife
    🪵cutting board

  2. Step 2/7

    Add wild garlic, green herbs, garlic, cheese, nuts/seeds, and lemon juice to a food processor. Blend while streaming in olive oil to loosen.

    🧄wild garlic
    🌿fresh basil
    🌿parsley
    🧄garlic cloves
    🧀parmesan
    🌾nutritional yeast
    🌻toasted sunflower seeds
    🍋lemon
    🫒extra virgin olive oil

  3. Step 3/7

    Season the pesto with salt and pepper.

    🧂salt
    🌶️pepper

  4. Step 4/7

    Cook the pasta in salted boiling water.

    🍝pasta

  5. Step 5/7

    Finely chop all the vegetables and herbs.

    🍅cherry tomatoes
    🥦asparagus
    🧅red onion
    🥦tenderstem broccoli
    🌿radishes
    🥒cucumber
    🌶️mixed peppers
    🌽sweetcorn
    🌿fresh basil
    🔪knife
    🪵cutting board

  6. Step 6/7

    Loosen the pesto with a splash of pasta water if needed, then mix the pasta and vegetables together in a large mixing bowl.

    🍝pasta
    🍅cherry tomatoes
    🥦asparagus
    🧅red onion
    🥦tenderstem broccoli
    🌿radishes
    🥒cucumber
    🌶️mixed peppers
    🌽sweetcorn
    🌿fresh basil
    🥣mixing bowl

  7. Step 7/7

    Add the pesto, mix again, then serve with extra parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil.

    pesto
    🧀parmesan
    🫒extra virgin olive oil
    🥣mixing bowl

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Vegetables, Dairy, Others, Nuts, Fruits, Oils, Spices, Grains

Ingredients

wild garlic, fresh basil, parsley, garlic cloves, parmesan, nutritional yeast, toasted sunflower seeds, lemon, extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, pasta, cherry tomatoes, asparagus, red onion, tenderstem broccoli, radishes, cucumber, mixed peppers, sweetcorn

Allergens

Dairy, Nuts, Gluten

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegetarian

Calories

350 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 12g, Carbohydrates: 32g, Fat: 22g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 120mg, Iron: 3mg

Vitamins

Vitamin C: 22mg, Vitamin A: 550IU

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

20 minutes

Cooking

10 minutes

Overall

30 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Medium (2/4)

Steps

7 steps

Equipments

Utensils

knife, cutting board, mixing bowl

Appliances

food processor, stove

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Main Course

Occasions

Lunch

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@alfiecooks_

Origin

Cuisine

Italian

Geographic

Italy, Europe

Various

Aspect

Texture

Crunchy

Flavors

Savory

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 2 hours (covered), fridge : 3 days (airtight container), freezer : 1 month (airtight container)