Today’s dinner is this spaghetti with no-oil Green Pesto. I love the regular basil pesto but hate the amount of olive oil I need to make it. So thought of making my pesto with avocados and spinach with absolutely no oil. And when you have smoked Salmon Fillet who doesn’t want to eat this for dinner.
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
Green Pesto
- 1/2 cup Chopped Baby Spinach
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 unit Avocado
- 1 tbsp Pine Nuts
- 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Salt as per taste
- 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
Main Dish
- 100 gms Gluten Free or Regular Spaghetti
- 100 gms Salmon Filet
- 1 tbsp Dried Herbs
- 1 tbsp bacon
- Salt to season Salmon
Ingredients
Green Pesto
Main Dish
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Instructions
Green Pesto
- Make a smooth paste using 1 clove of garlic, half cup of baby spinach, half Avocado, some pine nuts, grated Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, fresh lemon juice and some lemon zest
Main Dish
- Boil the spaghetti with 1 drop of oil for 10 to 15 mins till al dente. Don't discard the pasta water
- Season the salmon with salt and herbs. Add this to a pan with oil and cook on all sides for 3 minutes till the fish becomes flaky on running a fork.
- Add the pesto to the spaghetti and toss it all together. Add some pasta water to make it little creamy. Season it with salt and pepper and some pine nut.
- Finish this with the cooked salmon on top. Serve this hot.
Recipe Notes
I absolutely love basil pesto, but I wanted to avoid extra oil and thus tried this different type of pesto. The avocado adds the creaminess to the pesto.
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Green Pesto Spaghetti with Salmon
