Farmers' Market Pasta with Walnut Pesto
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    Farmers' Market Pasta with Walnut Pesto

    Farmer's Market Pasta! Vegan, summer veggie-loaded pasta with roasted garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and a big dollop of herby walnut pesto. THE BEST.

    Prep Time
    20 min
    Cook Time
    30 min
    Total Time
    50 min
    Servings
    4
    Difficulty
    medium

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    Ingredients

    • 8 ounces pasta (half of a box of farfalle, rigatoni, penne, whatever you like)
    • 6 cups fresh, seasonal veggies (see notes)
    • 3 cloves garlic
    • a drizzle of olive oil
    • salt to taste
    • 1 cup walnuts
    • 1 1/2 cups tightly packed basil leaves (you can sub other greens if you don’t have enough basil)
    • 0.25 cup olive oil
    • 1 very small clove of garlic
    • juice of 1 lemon (just use half if it’s really juicy)
    • 0.50 teaspoon kosher salt

    Instructions

    1. 1

      Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Arrange the veggies on a rimmed baking pan. Toss with a little bit of olive oil and salt.

    2. 2

      Peel your garlic cloves. Place them in the center of a small piece of foil, drizzle with a little oil, and wrap it up. Place on the baking pan. Roast everything for 20-30 minutes (depends on what kind of veggies you’re using). When done, mash the roasted garlic so it makes a paste.

    3. 3

      While the veggies roast, pulse pesto ingredients in a food processor.

    4. 4

      Also while the veggies roast, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, toss with oil, and set aside.

    5. 5

      Toss your noodles with the roasted garlic and veggies. Serve with a scoop of the pesto. Eat it all hot or cold. YUM.

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