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One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured

Basil Mint Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes & Strawberries

from thewoksoflife.com

It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 1 cooks on thewoksoflife.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on20m
waitingnone
makes4
each$3.44
kcal599
levelbeginner
Needs:parmesanwalnutsAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 155.

this recipe typical

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 155 for brightness
  • #1 of 155 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 155 for saltiness
  • #1 of 155 for sauce cling

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

39 g1/3 cup walnuts ((or pine nuts, almonds, or hazelnuts))
100 g1 cup basil leaves
1 cup mint leaves
33 g1/3 cup parmesan cheese
9 g3 cloves garlic
Salt and pepper
108 g1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
227 g8 oz. mezzi rigatoni ((or other short-cut pasta))
3288 g8 sun-dried tomatoes ((thinly sliced))
484 g1 pint grape tomatoes ((halved lengthwise))
Strawberries ((quartered))

Method: 2 steps, published by thewoksoflife.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I keep seeing these recipes with strawberries and I'm really curious to find out what's this all about. Never thought it could work, but apparently it works perfectly!” — a cook, 5★
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