Pesto Trapanese

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    20mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    777
based on 3 ratings

A quick pesto that can be kept in the fridge, ready to stir into pasta for a quick midweek meal.

recipe updated 22 Oct 2020

Ingredients

  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Fresh chilli icon
    Fresh chilli
    2
  • Tomato icon
    Tomato
    400 g
  • Almonds icon
    Almonds
    150 g
  • Pecorino cheese icon
    Pecorino cheese
    as needed
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed
  • Spaghetti icon
    Spaghetti
    400 g
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    50 g
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    150 ml

Tools

  • kCook icon Food processor
  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Food processor bowl
  • kCook icon Large saucepan

Step preview

  1. Add water and salt to a clean large saucepan
  2. Boil
  3. Add spaghetti to the pasta
  4. Cook until al dente
  5. Add garlic clove, fresh basil leaves, fresh chilli and tomato to a clean food processor bowl
  6. Process until thick
  7. Stir almonds and extra virgin olive oil into the sauce
  8. Season with salt
  9. Drain pasta
  10. Transfer sauce to pasta
  11. Stir thoroughly
  12. Garnish with pecorino cheese
  13. Serve
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