Pasta With Broccoli-Pine Nut Pesto

Serves: 6

Olin Prosacco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

42

Spice

39

Sweetness

50

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

450 g

Orecchiette

1 cup

Pine Nut

4 large

Garlic Cloves

3 tbsps

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Cook broccoli florets in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 6 minutes

2

Using slotted spoon, transfer broccoli to colander and drain

3

Add pasta to same pot of water and cook until tender but still firm to bite

4

Drain pasta; reserve 3/4 cup cooking liquid

5

Return pasta to same pot

6

With processor running, drop pine nuts and garlic through feed tube and chop finely

7

Scrape down sides of work bowl

8

Add broccoli, 1/4 cup reserved cooking liquid, oil, vinegar and crushed red pepper, process to coarse puree

9

Pour sauce over pasta; toss over medium-low heat until heated through, adding remaining cooking liquid as needed if sauce is too thick

10

Season with salt and pepper

11

Serve, passing cheese separately

12

Cook broccoli florets in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, about 6 minutes

13

Using slotted spoon, transfer broccoli to colander and drain

14

Add pasta to same pot of water and cook until tender but still firm to bite

15

Drain pasta; reserve 3/4 cup cooking liquid

16

Return pasta to same pot

17

With processor running, drop pine nuts and garlic through feed tube and chop finely

18

Scrape down sides of work bowl

19

Add broccoli, 1/4 cup reserved cooking liquid, oil, vinegar and crushed red pepper, process to coarse puree

20

Pour sauce over pasta; toss over medium-low heat until heated through, adding remaining cooking liquid as needed if sauce is too thick

21

Season with salt and pepper

22

Serve, passing cheese separately