Springtime Pasta with Pesto and Peas
Springtime Pasta with Pesto and Peas IG: @mangia.con.elena The calendar says Mid-April but it sure doesn't feel like it outside. The last few weeks have been cold, snowy, rainy and windy. If it wasn't green outside, then I needed to make something that would perk me up and get me thinking "Spring." This pesto pasta is the perfect dish to brighten your spirits. There are many variations of pesto depending on the herbs and greens that are used to the different nuts. I go into more detail in an earlier blog post where I shared a recipe of "arugula pesto pasta." This pesto is a combination of basil, parsley, toasted walnuts and grated Pecorino Romano along with the traditional ingredients of garlic, lemon juice and olive oil. The result is a flavourful, fresh and creamy pesto to add to your pasta. Never heat the pesto before adding it to pasta. The heat will cook the basil, destroying its aroma and the cheese will clump. We definitely don't want that