Sweet Potato Noodles with Home-Made Pesto
Sauted sweet potato noodles with freshly made pesto combined to make one tasty meal, ready in just under fifteen minutes!
Total Steps
13
Ingredients
11
Tools Needed
1
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- 2 cups basil
- 1/2 cup parmesan
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 3 cloves garlic
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
Instructions
Step 1
For the Pesto
Step 2
Dry pan roast the pine nuts for a few minutes.
Step 3
Add the basil and garlic into a blender and blend for a few minutes before adding the pine nuts and parmesan and blending some more.
Step 4
Whilst the blender is still on, slowly add the oil, stopping to scrape the sides when necessary.
Step 5
Add the salt and pepper to taste and continue blending until you have your desired consistency and taste.
Step 6
For the Sweet Potato Noodles
Step 7
Wash and peel the sweet potatoes.
Step 8
Half them and cut the ends off. Place them in the spiralizer and spiralize.
Step 9
Heat a pan with the oil and add the noodles to the pan. Add the salt and pepper and stir briefly for a few minutes until softened.
Step 10
Once cooked remove from the pan and serve along with the pesto.
Step 11
Notes
Step 12
You can add a few drops of water to ensure that the potatoes do not stick to the pan when cooking.
Step 13
Avoid overcooking the sweet potatoes so that they don't get mushy.