Best Watercress Pesto Pasta Recipes

WATERCRESS PESTO PASTA

Watercress Pesto Pasta image

Watercress, which contains many disease-preventing phytochemicals, has small, perky leaves that are easy to work into sandwiches, salads, and pasta dishes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 bunch watercress, tough stems removed (about 5 1/2 cups), divided
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
Zest of 1 lemon
1 clove garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt
Pinch of red-pepper flakes, or to taste
10 ounces farro spaghetti or whole-wheat spaghetti

Steps:

Pulse 5 cups watercress, pine nuts, lemon zest, and garlic in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add oil and pulse to combine. Season with salt and red-pepper flakes.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water; drain pasta. Return pasta to pot and stir in pesto. Add enough reserved pasta water, a small amount at a time, to coat pasta and make a light sauce. Season with salt and top with remaining watercress.

LINGUINE WITH WATERCRESS & ALMOND PESTO

Linguine with watercress & almond pesto image

Make your own Italian sauce from nuts, garlic and watercress, add a touch of lemon and serve with pasta

Provided by Cassie Best

Categories Dinner, Main course

Time 17m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

200g linguine or spaghetti
85g bag watercress
1 garlic clove , roughly chopped
25g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), half grated, half shaved
50g toasted flaked almond
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp sugar

Steps:

Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, put the watercress and garlic in the bowl of a food processor and blend for a few secs until finely chopped. Add the grated cheese, half the almonds, the olive oil, lemon juice and sugar. Season well, then blend until you have a smooth purée consistency.
When the linguine is cooked, drain, reserving a cup of the cooking water. Return the pasta to the pan and pour over the pesto, using a little pasta water to loosen the sauce if necessary. Stir everything together and divide between 2 bowls. To serve, top with the shaved cheese and remaining almonds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 766 calories, Fat 40 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 79 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 23 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium

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