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    Caesar Pesto Pasta


    Source of Recipe


    Piper

    Recipe Introduction


    Toss pasta with pureed Caesar salad fixings for a novel spaghetti dish.

    List of Ingredients




    Caesar Pesto Pasta


    Salt and coarse black pepper
    1 pound spaghetti
    1 cup outer romaine lettuce leaves or lacinato kale leaves, coarsely chopped and packed
    1/3 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese (about a generous handful), plus more for serving
    2 cloves garlic, halved
    1 lemon, juiced
    1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    1 teaspoon anchovy paste
    1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
    1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), divided

    Recipe




    Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt it, add the spaghetti and cook until al dente.

    Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.

    Using a food processor, puree the romaine (or kale), cheese, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, anchovy paste and Worcestershire; season with pepper.

    Add the pine nuts and about 1/4 cup EVOO and process.

    Stream in additional EVOO to form a thick pesto; season with salt.

    In a pasta bowl, combine the pasta, pesto and reserved pasta cooking water; toss to combine.

    Serve with more cheese.

    Serves 4


 

 

 


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