Ingredients

  • Pesto: 10 min
  • Vegetables: 10 min
  • Total: 20 min

Thai pesto

1⅓
oz
ginger
1
oz
cilantro
1
garlic clove
1
tbsp
lime juice
½
tsp
chili
1
oz
cashews
1
oz
pine nuts
2
tbsp
flaxseed oil
1⅔
fl oz
olive oil
¼
tsp
cane sugar
2
cardamom pods
¼
tsp
salt

Other ingredients

14
oz
zucchini
2
onions
7
oz
spaghetti
Ingredients for the Thai pesto, seen from above
Step 1
1⅓
oz
ginger
1
garlic clove
1
oz
cilantro
1
tbsp
lime juice
2
cardamom pods
  • Peel the ginger & garlic clove and chop roughly
  • Chop the cilantro
  • Juice the lime
  • Grind the cardamom in a mortar
Preparing the ingredients for the pesto
Step 2
14
oz
zucchini
2
onions
  • Halve the zucchini and cut into "half moons".
  • Dice the onions.
Preparing the zucchini and onions
Step 3
All ingredients for the pesto (except the two oils)
  • In a food processor (or with an immersion blender), blend all the ingredients except the olive and flaxseed oils.
Pesto in the blender
Step 4
1⅔
fl oz
olive oil
2
tbsp
flaxseed oil
0
oz
ingredient
  • Add the oils and blend briefly once more.
Pesto in the blender, with the oil added
Step 5
7
oz
spaghetti
14
oz
zucchini
2
onions
  • Cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions.
  • Fry the zucchini and onions in a pan until they're nicely browned.
Frying the vegetables in a pan
Thai pesto with fried spaghetti and vegetables on a plate, teaser
Thai pesto with fried spaghetti and vegetables on a plate, highlight

Season

Season: June to September
  • zucchini: June to September

Only main ingredients of 100 g or more, or a whole piece, count. Spices and small amounts are left out.

Nutrition

estimated per serving

  • 920kcal
  • 21.1 gProtein
  • 88.2 gCarbs
  • 51.5 gFat

Calculated from all ingredients, including the sides. Values vary depending on the product, the size of the vegetables and how you prepare them.

Cost Test phase

estimated per serving

about €2.30

What goes into the price

  • pine nuts€0.50
  • zucchini€0.50
  • cilantro€0.38
  • cashews€0.21
  • spaghetti€0.20
  • olive oil€0.17
  • ginger€0.12
  • onions€0.10
  • flaxseed oil€0.07
  • lime juice€0.03
  • garlic clove€0.01
  • chili€0.01
  • cane sugar< €0.01

Total €2.31 per serving, rounded to about €2.30. Not counted: cardamom pods, salt.

This section is still in a test phase: a rough estimate based on conventional German discount-supermarket prices (as of September 2026). Only the amounts used are counted, excluding salt, pepper and spices.

My tips:

Instead of whole cashews, you can use cashew pieces. They're much cheaper and taste 100% the same as "regular" cashews.

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