Fresh! Makes enough for 2 people. You can add cooked chicken or shrimp if desired.
Ingredients
- 2 lemons
- 1 c blanched almonds (whole, slivered, sliced)
- 1/3 c parmessan cheese
- olive oil
- salt / pepper / sugar
- spaghetti for 2 people
Directions
- Put a large pot of water on high heat and bring to a boil. Spaghetti will be cooked in this pot.
- Shave rind off of 1 lemon. Add it to large pot of boiling water along with 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp sugar. Let the lemon rind boil about 2 minutes.
- REMOVE THE LEMON RIND and add the spaghetti and cook to desired tenderness.
- While the spaghetti is cooking, put the cooked lemon rind, almonds, and cheese in a food processor or blender. Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp sugar.
- Set machine to blend and drizzle in olive oil until you have a thick paste.
- Drain the spaghetti reserving the liquid.
- Add the pesto to the spaghetti and 1/2 c of the reserved liquid. Mix together, adding more liquid until you have a sauce that coats the spaghetti.
- Add the chicken or shrimp if using and squeeze the lemon juice into the spaghetti and mix well. Serve with additional parmessan cheese if desired.
- Enjoy
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