Often foodies gravitate towards pasta dinners as the ideal meal after a long day. While traditional pestos are delicious, they're often filled with heavier ingredients such as oils and dense cheeses. To make the traditional recipe lighter and packed with protein, this version incorporates ground almonds, ricotta and melted butter to achieve that same great taste with fresh ingredients.
This unconventional pesto begins with somewhat counterintuitive ingredients, such as melted butter and milk. These products take the place of heavy olive oil to give the pesto its creaminess. In addition, basil, ricotta and ground almonds are added for flavor and texture as everything is pureed in a food processor.
The recipe also mentions that pesto can be a mix of green leafy veggies, including kale and spinach, if you feel like adding nutrients to your supper.
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Trend Themes
1. Lighter Pesto Recipes - Creating pesto recipes with alternative ingredients to reduce heaviness and increase nutritional value.
2. Incorporating Nuts in Pasta - Using ground almonds or other nuts in pasta dishes for added flavor and protein.
3. Green Leafy Veggie Pesto - Experimenting with pesto variations by incorporating nutrient-rich greens like kale and spinach.
Industry Implications
1. Food & Beverage - Opportunity for food companies to develop innovative pasta sauces and pesto products using alternative ingredients.
2. Health & Wellness - Potential for health-focused companies to create nut-based pasta dishes as a nutritious alternative.
3. Agriculture and Farming - Possibility for farmers to grow and supply more basil, almonds, and green leafy vegetables for pesto production.