• First courses
  • EASY
  • 20 min

Creamy Mezze Maniche with Spinach Pesto

Ingredients for 4 persons

360 g mezze maniche
1 bunch fresh spinach
1 handful almonds
50 g parmesan
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
100 gr stracchino
salt and pepper to taste

Nonno Nanni Stracchino is a fresh, soft cheese with a unique flavour

Method

1. Cook the mezze maniche in salted water.
2. Rinse the spinach, transfer to a frying pan and cook for a couple of minutes (it should be wilted).
3. Place the spinach, oil, almonds and parmesan in an immersion blender and purée.
4. Drain the pasta when firm to the bite and sauce with the pesto. Stir in the stracchino until creamy.
5. Sprinkle with crumbled almonds.
Product

Stracchino

Nonno Nanni Stracchino is a fresh, soft cheese with a unique flavour