Linguine Alle Vongole with Seaweed Pesto - Delicious Living

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup packed wakame
• 1 Tbsp pine nuts or hulled sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup packed fresh basil (stems reserved)
• 1 green onion (roughly chopped)
• 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (divided)
• 2 lbs small clams (from a sustainable source, scrubbed clean)
• 3 inch square piece kombu (wiped with damp paper towel)
• 2 garlic cloves (peeled and minced)
• 1 or 2 dried red chilies (crumbled (optional))
• 10 cherry tomatoes (halved)
• 16 oz kelp noodles (or 9flour-based linguine)