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Spaghetti with garden flavours

Spaghetti with garden flavours

40 minutes total

Spaghetti meets tender chicken, crisp vegetables and pistachio pesto in a vibrant, wholesome recipe full of texture and fresh garden taste.

Ingredients

Serves 4

11.5 oz Barilla Spaghetti

For the chicken and vegetable sauce:

5.2 oz Zucchini
7 oz Celeriac
3.5 oz Chicken Breast
3.5 oz Green Part of the Celeriac (or Celery)

For the parsley and pistachio pesto: css Copia codice

¾ oz Parsley
½ cup Pistachio nuts
to taste Garlic
1 oz Extra Virgin Olive Oil
to taste Salt

For the celeriac emulsion:

½ White Onion
⅓ oz Oregano
to taste Fennel Seeds
to taste Coriander Seeds
4 tsp Sunflower Seed Oil
to taste White Vinegar
to taste White Wine

To Finish

3 tbsp Fresh Coriander
to taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil
to taste Salt
to taste Black Pepper

Disclaimer

Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.

Method

Step 1

Bring the water for pasta to the boil. Add 1 tsp of salt every liter of water.

Step 2

VEGETABLE SAUCE: finely dice the chicken breast, half of the celeriac and the other vegetables. Sautée each type of vegetable separately in a frying pan with olive oil, thyme and unpeeled garlic. Then, sauté chicken and celeriac. Season with salt and pepper. When every ingredient is cooked, allow to rest in a bowl. In the end, marinate with a bit of grated lemon rind. Keep warm.

Step 3

PISTACHIO PESTO: blend the basil and pistachio with oil and a pinch of salt, until reaching a creamy sauce. Season with salt and put in a large bowl.

Step 4

CELERIAC EMULSION: in a frying pan, cook the other half of the celeriac with the finely chopped white onion. When cooked, blend adding the oregano, coriander seeds and the fennel emulsified with sunflower-seed oil. Adjust the flavour with a bit of white wine and vinegar. Keep warm.

Step 5

Boil the 5 Grains Spaghetti for 9 minutes, drain and toss in a bowl with the pesto. Add 2/3 of the chicken and vegetable sauce and mix well. In a soup dish form a layer with the celeriac emulsion and top it with the nest of pasta. Garnish with the remaining sauce, some leaves of fresh coriander and serve.