How to cook a pasta pesto in less than 15 minutes without being boring? This is the pesto sauce you’ve been looking for!
Not the usual pesto using just basil and pine nuts, but a special recipe that will make your friends question your non-Italian passport…
In this recipe I am going to show you how to skillfully blend almonds, capers, tomatoes and basil to create a hell of a creamy sauce which will marry a generous portion of spaghetti.
You will crave for more – that’s for sure – and that’s why I love this pesto recipe.
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Enjoy your meal!
Special Pasta Pesto
Equipment
- bowl
Ingredients
- 400 gr spaghetti
- 70 gr capers
- 60 gr Pecorino cheese (or ricotta salata if you can get it)
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 70 gr almonds
- 1 lemon (zest)
- basil leaves
- salt and pepper
- olive oil extra virgin
Procedure
- Well... Kind of simple steps! Blend all the ingredients together with a mixer (or use a pestle&mortar if you're feeling adventurous)
- In a bowl, mix the pesto cream and the pasta. Add water from the pasta cooking if required;
- Serve immediately sprinkling some lemon zest and black pepper on top!
- ENJOY!
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