I ran out of pine nuts to make pesto, so I used toasted green pumpkin seeds (pepitas) instead... and the result? It was really yummy! I didn't actually follow an exact recipe... just blended together the seeds, a big bunch of basil, a garlic clove, some olives, parmesan and olive oil... oh yes and topped the whole dish with crumbled goat cheese (cause anything with goat cheese on it is yum) and ta-da!... dinner is served. Maybe I will try toasted almonds next time.... hmmmm.
Monday, September 21, 2009
pumpkin seed pesto
I ran out of pine nuts to make pesto, so I used toasted green pumpkin seeds (pepitas) instead... and the result? It was really yummy! I didn't actually follow an exact recipe... just blended together the seeds, a big bunch of basil, a garlic clove, some olives, parmesan and olive oil... oh yes and topped the whole dish with crumbled goat cheese (cause anything with goat cheese on it is yum) and ta-da!... dinner is served. Maybe I will try toasted almonds next time.... hmmmm.
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Oh yum! I love pine nuts, but the pumpkin seeds sound like a delicious twist. You cannot go wrong with goat cheese. It's 8:50 a.m. and you've got me drooling over pasta! We made a very simple pasta dish last night, mostly broccoli, garlic, rigatoni. Some olive oil and fresh parmesan. I'm a tomato sauce lover , but surprisingly I enjoyed the simplicity of this. Dev and I are both Italian, so we're working on becoming better cooks--both of our families are really talented in the kitchen, so you can imagine the pressure ;)
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That looks so good! It's only 10:56, but now I want lunch!
That looks good! I am so glad I just ate or I would be starring in the pantry for the makings of this dish!
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oh my word, I am so hungry right now!! That looks amazing. xoxo
My stomach was growling just when I read the title of your post, yum!!
I am a freak for pasta, and you are totally making me hungry with that photo. It looks delicious! And the description just added to the temptation. Perhaps you'd like to travel down to Oklahoma and cook dinner for me tonight? ;-)~
it's too early for me to be this hungry! Looks delicious. I made pesto with walnuts once and it was really good.
This looks really delicious! I agree that goat cheese on anything is awesome and walnuts do make excellent pesto.
I am also so impressed with your creativity!
What a great idea Valerie!!Pumpkin seed are a packed with so much goodness but sometimes I am not sure how to integrate them in some recipe you did a beautiful job...hmmm it looks so delicious!x
Looks good. I love pasta with pesto - you can't go wrong.
Oh man, that looks awesome. Pesto sauce is one of my favorite things in the world. Now I want pasta, hmmm. *goes to look*
oh my...you clever thing...this sounds fantastic...maybe a cookbook should be in the works...
Looks yummy plus pumpkin seeds are really healthy - so it ticks all boxes ;o)
I'm going to cook it tonight!
Must try this one - we are big pasta eaters!!!
Mmm! Looks delish. I am obsessed with pasta. Seriously, sometimes I eat it for both lunch and dinner.
num num! what a great idea.
this looks & sounds delicious:)
i swoon for pesto.
Looks great. :)
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