Green Olive Pesto Pasta

Name: Green Olive Pesto Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Québécoise
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (125 mL) pitted green olives; 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) basil; 1/2 cup (125 mL) coarsely chopped parsley; 2 cloves of garlic, chopped; 3 tablespoons (45 mL) toasted pine nuts; 3 tablespoons (30 mL) olive oil; 2 tablespoons (30 mL) lemon juice; 2 tablespoons (30 mL) water; 2 teaspoons (10 mL) honey; 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) hot pepper flakes; 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) salt; Pepper, to taste; 340 g of spaghetti; 2/3 cup (160 mL) cooking water; 1/3 cup (80 mL) coarsely chopped parsley; 1/4 cup (60 mL) coarsely chopped pitted green olives

Say hello to your new favorite pesto recipe! I really wonder why I didn’t think to add green olives to my pesto before today…. I can’t live without it now!

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Servings: 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

Green olive pesto

1/2 cup (125 mL) pitted green olives
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) basil
1/2 cup (125 mL) coarsely chopped parsley
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons (45 mL) toasted pine nuts
3 tablespoons (30 mL) olive oil
2 tablespoons (30 mL) lemon juice
2 tablespoons (30 mL) water
2 teaspoons (10 mL) honey
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) hot pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) salt
Pepper, to taste

Pasta

340 g of spaghetti
2/3 cup (160 mL) cooking water
1/3 cup (80 mL) coarsely chopped parsley
1/4 cup (60 mL) coarsely chopped pitted green olives

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Preparation

Green olive pesto

Place all pesto ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Reserve.

Pasta

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta according to the time indicated on the package. Remove 2/3 cup (160 mL) of pasta cooking water. Drain the pasta.
In the same pot, mix the pasta with the pesto and the cooking water. Serve with parsley and olives.

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