Prep:
5 minutes
Total:
25 minutes
Makes:
8 full servings
Utensil:
Saladmaster Food Processor
3 Qt./2.8 L Sauce Pan with Cover
5 Qt./4.7 L Roaster with Cover
11" Large Skillet with Cover
medium mixing bowl
Bake and Roast Pan (9 x 13)
Contributed By:
Marni Wasserman
Certified Chef and Culinary Nutritionist, Marni uses passion and experience to educate individuals on how to adopt a realistic, plant-based diet that is both simple and delicious.
Ingredients
Recipe Description:
Pesto is a fun, easy sauce to make. It is full of chlorophyll and protein. The miso and pine nuts give it a “cheesy” flavour. Pesto tastes great on anything from brown rice pasta and quinoa, to homemade pizza crust, wraps or simply as a dip for veggies. If beans are added to this recipe it will give your pasta a hearty boost of protein and fiber and make each bowl of pasta more filling!
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Pesto Sauce
2
cups
fresh basil
(48
g)
1⁄4
cup
olive oil
(60
mL)
1 - 2
cloves
garlic
2
tablespoons
lemon juice
(30
mL)
1
teaspoon
mellow rice miso
(6
g)
1
tablespoon
honey
(21
g)
1⁄4
cup
pine nuts or walnuts
(34
g)
salt and pepper to taste
Pasta
1
package
brown rice pasta
Mushrooms
3 - 5
portobello mushrooms, sliced, use Cone #4
2
tablespoons
balsamic vinegar
(30
mL)
1
bunch
spinach
Directions:
- Grind the nuts in a food processor. Add the remaining ingredients and process for a few minutes until well combined. Set aside.
Pasta
- Bring water to a boil in the 3 Qt./2.8 L Sauce Pan. Add sea salt and pasta and cook until tender or al dente about 7 - 10 minutes.
Mushrooms
- Slice mushrooms and toss in a bowl with balsamic vinegar.
- Spread on the Bake and Roast Pan (9x13) and roast in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes at 300°F/150°C. Or sauté in the 11" Large Skillet for 5 - 10 minutes.
- In a 5 Qt./4.7 L Roaster, on a medium or low heat combine the pesto with the cooked pasta. Add in the mushrooms and spinach.
- Stir a few minutes until the spinach has wilted and is cooked into the pasta.
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