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Homemade Green Tea Pasta With Mint Pesto Recipe
by kristy

Homemade Green Tea Pasta With Mint Pesto

It's a fabulous meatless meal you will never resist !

Rating: 4/5
Avg. 4/5 2 votes
Prep time: Italy Italian
Cook time: Servings: 1

Goes Well With: cheese, guava paste

Ingredients

  • Ingredients for Green Tea Pasta :
  • 300gm all purpose flour
  • 3 tspn green tea/matcha powder (I used 1 tspn)
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • a pinch of salt
  • Ingredients for Mint Pesto:
  • 2 cups cilantro leaves
  • 2 cups mint leaves
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 tspn salt
  • 4 tbsp hazelnut meal
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

  1. Place all pasta ingredients in a big bowl. Mix untill ingredients untill well combined. Remove dough and knead on a flat surface to form a soft, smooth and elastic dough. Leave to rest for 30 mins. Divide into 4 portions. Then cut the dough into shape as desired by machine or by hand.
  2. Blend all pesto ingredients untill well mixed and store in a jar and keep refrigerated.
  3. FOR THE PREPARATION : Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta untill all dente. Strain and add in 1-1/2 tbsp of pesto and some cherry tomatoes, mix well. And serve with Parmesan cheese and shredded guava paste.