PACKY
PASTA
RECIPES
FUSILLI
WITH CORIANDER PESTO
This green pesto sauce is prepared from
coriander and walnuts. A little parsley is added to the sauce for flavour. Serves 4
2 flakes garlic, 3 tbsp chopped walnuts, ½
tsp salt, 1 cup chopped fresh coriander, 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (optional), 3-tbsp
olive oil or any other cooking oil, 3 tbsp finely grated cheese, 21/2 cups fusilli or any
pasta, 2 tbsp butter, ¾ cup milk
- To prepare the pesto, in a grinder or
blender, combine garlic, walnuts, salt, coriander, parsley, oil and cheese. Blend until
very finely chopped, do not make it into a smooth paste by grinding for a longer time.
- Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a
boil, add pasta and cook until done. Drain pasta. Melt 2-tbsp butter on fire. Add pasta
and toss well. Sprinkle some salt on the pasta and mix well.
- At serving time, mix milk with pesto sauce
in a wok or large pan and boil. Simmer for 1 minute. Add pasta to the pesto, toss well and
serve.
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