Anna's Pesto Trapanese
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups cherry tomatoes, very ripe and sweet (3/4 pound)
- 12 large fresh basil leaves
- 1 garlic clove, crushed and peeled
- 1⁄3 cup whole almond, lightly toasted
- 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon coarse sea salt (to taste) or 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (to taste)
- 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup freshly grated grana padano or 1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese
directions
- Rinse the cherry tomatoes and pat them dry. Rinse the basil leaves and pat dry.
- Drop the tomatoes into the blender jar or food-processor bowl, followed by the garlic clove, the almonds, basil leaves, pepper flakes, and salt. Blend for a minute or more to a fine puree; scrape down the bowl and blend again if any large bits or pieces have survived.
- With the machine still running, pour in the olive oil in a steady stream, emulsifying the puree into a thick pesto. Taste, and adjust seasoning. If you're going to dress pasta within a couple of hours, leave the pesto at room temperature. Refrigerate for longer storage, up to 2 days, but let it return to room temperature before adding to pasta.
- Serve over 1 pound of hot cooked pasta. Top with the cheese.
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