Red Pesto (Pesto Rosso)
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Pesto rosso is an ideal sauce for pasta, on toasted bread, or as an addition to other sauces (here's an example). You can "play" with it by using feta instead of Parmesan.
Ingredients
5 sun-dried tomatoes (in oil)
1 tablespoon black olive paste
1 tablespoon pine nuts (pinoli)
2 garlic cloves
5 basil leaves
5 parsley stems
30g Parmesan
5 tablespoons olive oil (I used the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes)
Yield: enough for 500g pasta
How to prepare red pesto (pesto rosso)
- Put in a food processor: tomatoes cut into pieces, olive paste, pine nuts toasted in a dry pan, peeled garlic, basil and parsley. Blend well while adding the oil.
- Add the grated Parmesan and blend until everything becomes a smooth paste.
- Keep refrigerated.
Pasta with red pesto
