MATCHA PESTO PASTA

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Recommended Matcha Grade: 1) Culinary Grade Matcha 2) Premium Grade Matcha
Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS

Pesto Paste:

• 1 cup basil
• ½ cup parsley
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese
• ½ tsp Matcha powder
• 2 tbsp walnuts
• 1 tbsp pine nuts
• 1 zest lemon
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/3 cup olive oil

Pasta:

• 1 pack fettuccine pasta
• 1 cup peas

PREPARATION

1. Cook pasta in boiling salted water until it turns soft. Drain the water out of the pasta and put it in a pan.
2. Combine all the pesto ingredients into a blender. Mix, scraping down sides occasionally, until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Blanch peas in boiling water for a few minutes then drain.
4. Add pesto to cooked pasta and stir well. Mix through peas and serve.