Chamnamul Pesto Orzo

Ingredients

• 2 cups orzo
• (chamnamul pesto) 50g chamnamul
• 20g walnuts
• 1 clove garlic
• a pinch of salt and pepper
• 20g parmesan cheese and 1/3 cup olive oil

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Steps

1. 01

   Wash the chamnamul thoroughly, drain, and prepare mostly the leaves. Lightly toast the walnuts in a pan over low heat to bring out more nutty flavor.

2. 02

   In a blender, combine 50g chamnamul, 20g walnuts, 1 clove garlic, a pinch of salt and pepper, 20g parmesan cheese, and about 1/3 cup olive oil, and blend until smooth. Adjust the consistency with more olive oil.

3. 03

   Cook the orzo in salted boiling water.

4. 04

   Heat olive oil in a pan and sauté thinly sliced garlic, then lower the heat, add the chamnamul pesto, the orzo from step 3, and a ladle of pasta water, and cook a little longer, stirring. (Adjust the consistency with pasta water.)

5. 05

   Plate and top with parmesan cheese and a little chamnamul.