Tomato, Pine Nut & Arugula Pesto Pasta

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    956

Arugula adds peppery freshness to this quick and simple pesto that’s delicious stirred through pasta.

recipe updated Mar 3, 2022

Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed
  • Fusilli icon
    Fusilli
    500 g
  • Tomato icon
    Tomato
    3
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    4
  • Pine nuts icon
    Pine nuts
    100 g
  • Arugula icon
    Arugula
    50 g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    150 ml
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Large saucepan
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Bring water to boil in a clean large saucepan
  2. Add salt and fusilli and cook until al dente ~ 8min
  3. Add tomato, garlic clove, pine nuts and arugula to a clean large mixing bowl
  4. Pour olive oil and mix
  5. Add salt & pepper
  6. Drain and mix in pasta to the bowl with pesto
  7. Garnish with some basil leaves and serve
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