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Pasta with kale pesto and tomatoes

Have you tried having kale in pesto? That's what we call a winning concept! Pesto also becomes an excellent flavoring agent in this dish, which consists of pasta, zucchini, beans and two types of tomatoes. Fresh and tasty.

Total time
30 min
Servings
4
Method
13 steg
Prep time10 min
Cook time20 min
Total time30 min
Servings4
CuisineInternational
OriginSwedenSee more recipes from Sweden

Ingredients

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  • 65 g thin kale mix
  • 1 pack fresh basil (each 20 g)
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 krm chili flakes
  • 1 pack whole scalded almonds (each 50 g)
  • 3 tbsp oil (preferably from the sun-dried tomatoes)
  • 1 1/2 dl grated cheese (preferably traditional or plant-based cheese)
  • 1/2 lemon
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 zucchini (approx. 300 g)
  • 4 port spaghetti
  • 1 packet of cooked cannellini beans (380 g each)
  • 350 g small tomatoes
  • 1 packet of shredded sun-dried tomatoes in oil (each 200 g)

Good to know before you start

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  • Read through every step before you start and measure everything first.
  • This recipe is written for 4 servings and Swedish kitchen measures.
  • Taste and adjust at the end if you cook with salty stock, cheese, soy sauce, or fond.

Allergens

  • mjölk
  • nötter

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  1. 1

    Put on a saucepan with water for the pasta.

  2. 2

    Mix the cabbage, half of the basil, the garlic, chilli flakes, the almonds and the oil in a blender to make a pesto.

  3. 3

    Add the cheese and season with squeezed lemon juice, salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    Dilute with a little water if it gets too thick.

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  1. 1

    Put on a saucepan with water for the pasta.

  2. 2

    Mix the cabbage, half of the basil, the garlic, chilli flakes, the almonds and the oil in a blender to make a pesto.

  3. 3

    Add the cheese and season with squeezed lemon juice, salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    Dilute with a little water if it gets too thick.

  5. 5

    Cut the zucchini into long strips with a mandolin or potato peeler.

  6. 6

    Place the slices in a colander.

  7. 7

    Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the package.

  8. 8

    Pour the beans into a sieve, rinse them in cold water and drain.

  9. 9

    Cut the tomatoes in half and mix with beans and picked basil leaves.

  10. 10

    Drain the sun-dried tomatoes.

  11. 11

    Pour the pasta into the colander over the zucchini.

  12. 12

    Drain.

  13. 13

    Mix the pasta and zucchini with pesto and sun-dried tomatoes and serve with the bean and tomato salad.

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At a glance

15 ingredients and 13 steps from prep to serving.

Pacefast weeknight pace
Kitchen loadmore steps and more attention
Serving stylemeant to land on the table for a group
Best forweeknight cooking with fewer decisions
Mealdinner
Categorymain course

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1. SourceIngredienser och tillagningssteg verifierade mot strukturerad Recipe-data från ICA Köket.
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3. Last updatedMar 26, 2026

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