Linguine Pesto Recipe
Instructions:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2-4 garlic, minced fine (depends on your taste)
- 1 small onion, peeled and diced
- Salt and coarse black pepper
- 1 small zucchini, cut into matchsticks or coarsely grated
- 2/3 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1 chopped tomato
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (or dry white wine)
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
- 1 pound linguine pasta, cooked al dente(according to the directions on the package) Pesto sauce to taste
- 2/3 cup or more (I like more) fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- Heat a large skillet or sauté pan over medium heat
- Add the olive oil, onions, mushrooms and salt and pepper Saute briefly
- Add the tomato pieces and simmer for a few minutes, then add the zucchini
- Cook for about 5 minutes on medium high heat or until the moisture is almost gone
- Add the lemon juice or white wine and simmer to reduce the moisture
- Add the cooked linguine pasta and pesto and heat thoroughly
- Pour into pasta bowls and garnish with the pine nuts and Parmesan cheese
- Serve this restaurant pasta dish with garlic bread and a glass of fine Merlot