Miso pesto with extra fine pasta

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupPine nuts or walnuts toasted
¼cupEDEN Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4Cloves garlic; pressed
½cupWater
tablespoonEDEN ShirO Miso
4cupsLoosely packed fresh basil (or half basil and half parsley)
1packEDEN Extra Fine Pasta

Directions

Toast nuts in a dry skillet until golden brown, being careful not to burn. Grind in a blender and set aside. In blender, combine olive oil, garlic, miso and water; blend. Chop the basil fine, add to blender and process. Add nuts and blend until creamY smooth. Cook pasta according to package, drain and rinse.

Pour pesto over pasta while hot.

Judy Brown, Guide to Natural Foods Cooking Copyright 1994 Eden Foods, Inc. <Electronic Format courtesy of Karen Mintzias>