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Pasta with Stinging Nettles and Ramps Pesto

Pasta with Stinging Nettles and Ramps Pesto is a pasta recipe made with Fresh Pasta, Thick Bunch Stinging Nettles, Ramps, Walnuts, and Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Ingredients

• 1 lb
• 1
• 1 bunch
• 1/2 cup
• to taste
• to taste
• to taste
• 1 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Heat some olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

2. 2

   Wash ramps carefully and thinly slice them. Add ramps to the oil and saute slowly.

3. 3

   Once ramps start looking translucent and wilted, put the gloves back on and place the nettles on the pan on top of the ramps.

4. 4

   Decrease the heat to low and cook until nettles are wilted and turn a darker green.

5. 5

   Remove from heat and spoon the nettles and ramps into a food processor.

6. 6

   Add in the walnuts.

7. 7

   Add a few spoons olive oil and start pulsing until the mixture resembles the consistency of pesto.

8. 8

   How much oil you add depends on you and how thick or thinnish you like your pesto.

9. 9

   Mix as much pesto as you need for however much pasta you are making.

10. 10

    Top very generously with Grana Padano. Leftover pesto will keep a few days.