Italian
Pasta with Celery and Walnut Pesto
by Casa Pappagallo · 705K subscribers on YouTube
A simple yet flavorful pasta with a creamy pesto made from blanched celery and walnuts, finished with black pepper and orange zest.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
9 items- Celerycelery stalks, strings removed
- Walnutssome blended into pesto, some broken into pieces for garnish
- 1 pcsGarlic Clovepeeled and halved
- Parmigianograted, to taste
- Olive Oilextra-virgin olive oil
- Salta pinch, plus for pasta water
- Spaghettiuse as needed
- Black Pepperfreshly ground, to taste
- Orange Zestgrated zest from one organic orange
Method
- Remove the tough fibers from the celery stalks.
- Cut the celery into small pieces.
- Blanch the celery in boiling salted water for about one minute.
- Transfer the celery to ice water to stop cooking.
- Meanwhile, into a blender jar add walnuts, one halved garlic clove, grated Parmigiano cheese, and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Drain the celery, pat dry quickly, and add to the blender with a pinch of salt and more olive oil.
- Blend until smooth; adjust seasoning if needed.
- Cook the spaghetti in the same boiling water used for the celery.
- In a pan, warm the pesto with a little pasta cooking water.
- Add the cooked spaghetti and toss to coat evenly with the pesto.
- Season with black pepper and add whole walnut pieces (broken into large pieces).
- Grate fresh orange zest over the pasta and serve immediately.
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