Gamtae Pesto Angel Hair

Instructions

1. Boil the angel hair in salted water, draining it 2 minutes before the time on the package. Toss with 1 tbsp sesame oil in a bowl.
2. Finely chop just the white part of the scallion and set it aside.
3. Put all the gamtae pesto ingredients in a blender and pulse lightly, keeping some bite in the nuts.
4. In a bowl, combine the boiled angel hair, the chopped scallion white, and a generous amount of gamtae pesto, loosening the noodles with chopsticks as you mix everything together.
5. Plate and top with the remaining pesto and chopped scallion to finish.

Tips

• I first served this gamtae pesto on crackers at a pop-up event, and it went over so well I ended up putting it on the course menu more than once.
• Beyond pasta, it’s great mixed into rice like furikake, paired with a fried egg, or spread over a ricotta bagel for something different.
• It’s easy to make and tastes just as good cold, which is a big plus. The aroma of gamtae, the nuttiness from the nuts and sesame oil, the bite of garlic, and the chopped scallion white all come together in balance.
• Thinner noodles work best — buckwheat noodles or somyeon can stand in for pasta, but watch the boil time closely so they don’t overcook.
• You can substitute regular dried seaweed for gamtae. If you’re using gamtae powder, you don’t even need a blender — just mix the chopped nuts, minced garlic, and the rest of the ingredients together by hand.
• Store leftover pesto in a container in the fridge and use it up within 3 days.

Gamtae Pesto Angel Hair
Equipment: pot, blender, mixing bowl, knife, cutting board
Ingredients (1 serving)

- capellini 100g (angel hair or capellini)
- sesame oil 1 tbsp
- scallion 20g (white part, for garnish)
- salt 1 tbsp (for pasta water)
- gamtae (Korean green laver) 5g
- mixed nuts 50g
- garlic 2 cloves
- sesame oil 2 tbsp
- soy sauce 2 tbsp

Instructions
1. Boil the angel hair in salted water, draining it 2 minutes before the time on the package. Toss with 1 tbsp sesame oil in a bowl.
2. Finely chop just the white part of the scallion and set it aside.
3. Put all the gamtae pesto ingredients in a blender and pulse lightly, keeping some bite in the nuts.
4. In a bowl, combine the boiled angel hair, the chopped scallion white, and a generous amount of gamtae pesto, loosening the noodles with chopsticks as you mix everything together.
5. Plate and top with the remaining pesto and chopped scallion to finish.

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