Pappardelle With Pea and Mint Pesto
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Sylvaner

Find our delicious and easy to make pasta recipe of pappardelle with pea and mint pesto. Enjoy this dish with a Sylvaner white wine from the famous Alsatian winery, Domaine Trimbach!

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PAPPARDELLE WITH PEA AND MINT PESTO RECIPE

PREPARATION: 30 MINS | COOKING: 10 MINS | SERVES: 4

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INGREDIENTS

400g pappardelle pasta
150g shelled fresh peas
20g fresh mint leaves
50g pesto

For the pesto:

1 small bunch of fresh basil
60g pine nuts
1 garlic clove
125ml extra virgin olive oil
100g Parmesan or Pecorino cheese
salt and pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

For the pesto:

In a mortar, crush basil with garlic and pine nuts. Continue until you have a smooth paste.
Add the oil and whisk.
Add the freshly grated Parmesan or Pecorino.
Season with salt and pepper.

For the pasta:

Cook the pappardelle and peas in a large pot of boiling salted water.
Cook for the time indicated on the packet and take care to stir to prevent them from sticking.
Clean and chop the fresh mint.
Drain the pasta and peas, reserving a little water.
Put the pesto in a frying pan over a low heat and dilute it with the pasta cooking water.
Pour the pasta and peas into the pan and stir very quickly until the cooking water has evaporated.
Season with salt and pepper.
Serve immediately with a drizzle of olive oil, a few mint leaves and a sprinkling of Parmesan or Pecorino cheese.

Enjoy!

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THESE MEDITERRANEAN FLAVOURS THAT AWAKEN THE TASTE BUDS

What could be more appetising than a Mediterranean recipe that tickles your taste buds and seduces you even before you taste it? Pesto is a culinary preparation from the Liguria region in northwestern Italy, which is highly appreciated for its fragrant taste and creaminess. It is traditionally made with Genoa basil, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic and grated cheese such as Pecorino or Parmesan. Its recipe may change from region to region, but the number of ingredients is limited. Pesto al Genovese is a raw, herbaceous sauce, where the ingredients are mixed cold, uncooked, which allows them to keep all their flavours and not to lose their original organoleptic properties. Easy to match, pesto can be used as a sauce or as a condiment. Often associated with pasta, gnocchi, risotto or the famous minestrone, it can also accompany a vegetable quiche, a beef tartar or even a toasted panini for a picnic with Italian flavours.

SYLVANER GRAPE VARIETY

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PASTA WITH PESTO ENHANCED BY A MINERAL WHITE WINE

The pesto sauce offers a rich flavour power, both in aroma and in taste. The combination of basil, olive oil, garlic, cheese and pine nuts reveals an impressive array of herbaceous flavours. To balance the vegetal persistence and creamy texture of the pesto sauce, the wine that accompanies this dish must be incisive, with a lively acidity on the finish, to counterbalance the herbal persistence of the sauce. A crisp white wine is the perfect match! With its garlic and herbaceous flavours, slightly spicy and peppery, the pesto pasta will go well with the minerality of a white wine from the Sylvaner grape. This white wine offers a nice liveliness, aromatic finesse and a nice tension that balances the length in the mouth of the pesto and sublimates this very unctuous dish.

DOMAINE TRIMBACH

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RELY ON THE LIVELINESS OF SYLVANER

To enhance this delicious pesto recipe and bring out its flavours, our tasting panel experts invite you to take a trip to Alsace and recommend a dry white wine for the summer. Vinatis suggests the elegance of a Sylvaner from Alsace AOC, which will go perfectly with the creamy and unctuous texture of the pesto. This light and thirst-quenching wine, especially when still pearling, reveals discreet aromas of citrus fruits and white flowers, accompanied by plant and herbaceous notes. A fine gastronomic balance between delicacy and freshness. The match is guaranteed!

SYLVANER WEINBAUM - DOMAINE TRIMBACH

This cuvée offers a mineral, lively and fruity white wine, in perfect harmony with the herbaceous aromas of the dish. With its aromas of white flowers and lively character, this Sylvaner perfectly combines freshness and finesse. The palate is particularly thirst-quenching and frank, perfect to accompany the spicy notes of the dish. With its floral aromatic palette, the vivacity and freshness of this Sylvaner from Alsace is the ideal match for pasta with pesto and will subtly seduce your palate. A true gourmet marriage that will awaken your taste buds, with fruity flavours filled with sunshine. Discover one of the traditional Alsatian grape varieties, from the old Wiebaum vines. A very beautiful vintage signed by the Domaine Trimbach, known and recognized for its quality wines, elegant and endowed with a formidable balance.