Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chilled spaghetti with shiso pesto. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chilled Spaghetti with Shiso Pesto is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Chilled Spaghetti with Shiso Pesto is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chilled spaghetti with shiso pesto using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chilled Spaghetti with Shiso Pesto:
- Make ready 3 clove ☆Garlic
- Get 2 tbsp ☆Olive oil
- Make ready 4 tbsp Ground sesame seeds
- Prepare 40 leaves Shiso leaves
- Get 6 tbsp ★ Olive oil
- Get 2 tbsp ★ Finely grated cheese
- Get 1 tsp ★ Kombu tea
- Prepare 1 tsp ★ Chicken soup stock granules
- Take 1/3 tsp ★ Black pepper
- Prepare 1 tsp ★ Soy sauce
- Get 2 tsp ★ Mirin
- Make ready 1 bit less than 1/2 teaspoon ★ Lemon juice
- Make ready 1 dash ★ Salt
- Get 350 grams Spaghetti
- Prepare 2 to 3 Shiso leaves to finish
- Get 1 (to taste), optional Toasted sesame seeds to finish
- Get 1 (to taste), optional Shredded nori seaweed to finish
Steps to make Chilled Spaghetti with Shiso Pesto:
- Slice the ☆ garlic. Put into a frying pan with the olive oil, and cook over low heat until fragrant. Let cool.
- Dry roast the ground sesame seeds until it's fragrant. Let cool.
- Wash the shiso leaves and pat dry well. If they are still wet, the flavor will be diluted, so pat dry well with paper towels.
- Use a food mill, food processor or blender to grind up the ☆ garlic and oil, ground sesame seeds, shiso leaves and ★ ingredients together into a paste. Chill in the refrigerator.
- Cook the spaghetti in salted water for 30 seconds to a minute longer than indicated on the package.
- Rinse the cooked spaghetti in running water to cool. Put it in a bowl of ice water to firm the noodles.
- Drain very well, transfer to a bowl, and toss with the chilled shiso sauce.
- Sprinkle with shredded shiso leaves, sesame seeds, and shredded nori seaweed and serve.
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