Roasted Pumpkin Penne With Autumn Pesto

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted
  • 1 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated or minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, grated or mashed into paste with salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest, plus juice of 1/2 lemon (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 1 cup baby spinach or farm-bundled spinach, packed
  • 1 cup flat leaf parsley, packed
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 1 1 1/2-1 3/4-pound sugar pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • Freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 pound whole wheat penne or semolina penne rigate
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
  • Lightly salted, toasted pumpkin seeds, available in bulk foods section at the market (optional)

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