Spaghetti with Basil Pesto - Fast & Fresh Dinner

Summary by Krater

Jacques Pépin demonstrates how to make a garden basil pesto and toss it with spaghetti, using freshly picked basil, pumpkin seeds, jalapeño, and parmesan cheese.

From the video

Answers: How do you make basil pesto and spaghetti?

• basil pesto recipe
• making pesto in a blender
• cooking spaghetti al dente
• storing pesto for winter

Ingredients

• 8 oz spaghetti
• 4-5 cups basil
• salt
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp hot water
• 1/2 jalapeno
• 1/3 cup nuts
• 3 tbsp parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup pasta water

What it concludes

• Blanching basil briefly in boiling pasta water helps keep it green for the pesto.
• Cutting spaghetti in half and checking the center reveals a tiny white dot when it is al dente.
• Mixing the cooked spaghetti directly into the warm pesto and letting it sit for a couple of minutes allows the pasta to absorb the mixture.