Miso Pesto Casarecce

Miso Pesto Casarecce

Cook Time: 30 MINUTES

Serves: 2 to 4 PEOPLE

INGREDIENTS: 8

Ingredients
  • 8 oz Banza Chickpea Casarecce
  • ¾ cup raw pine nuts
  • ¾ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil plus 1 tbsp
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 cups fresh basil + stems
  • 2 tbsp chickpea miso
  • Juice of one lemon
  • Garnishes: flaky sea salt, microgreens
Directions
  1. Prepare Banza: Bring at least 8 cups of salted water to a rolling boil. Cook Banza for 9-11 minutes. Strain and rinse under cool water until pasta is cool. Set aside.
  2. Toast pine nuts: In a skillet on medium high heat, toast pine nuts until golden, about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  3. Make blistered tomatoes: Wipe out skillet to remove oil, and return to stove. Turn the heat on high and let the skillet heat for 5 minutes. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil, one pint of cherry tomatoes and one whole clove of garlic to skillet. Sauté on high heat, tossing occasionally, about 3 minutes. Remove tomatoes from heat and allow to cool.
  4. Prepare chickpea miso pesto: Add basil, garlic (one fried with tomatoes, one raw), and chickpea miso to a food processor. Blend and add 1/4 cup olive oil in a thin stream until incorporated. Add juice from one lemon. Add salt and pepper to taste and stream in water until the sauce is loose enough to coat each noodle.
  5. Combine: Add cooked Banza and pesto to cooled skillet and mix until combined. Mix-in blistered tomatoes and garnish with toasted pine nuts, microgreens, flaky sea salt and other topics of choice. Enjoy!