pesto rosso pasta

An intensely flavourful red pesto pasta made with sun-dried tomatoes. This dish is a quick and easy family-loved meal.

Pasta With Pesto Rosso (Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto)

tomatoes

pine nuts

g Grana Padano (grated)

garlic

g (~15 leaves) fresh basil

lemon juice

tsp black pepper (freshly grounded)

tsp salt

fusilli

olive oil

garlic (minced)

cherry tomatoes (halved)

red chili (sliced (optional))

6-8 tbsp Pesto Rosso

2-3 tbsp pasta water

Grana Padano (for serving)

basil (for garnish)

Start by boiling the pasta according to the package instructions till al dente. Don't forget to reserve one-fourth cup of pasta water.

To a small blender, add in the Pesto Rosso ingredients. Blend till the pesto is almost creamy but still has some chunkiness.

In a pan heat the olive oil. On medium heat, add the garlic and toast for a minute until no longer law and then throw in the cherry tomatoes and red chili.

After 2-3 minutes add half of the pesto. You can adjust the pesto quantity according to how saucy you like your pasta. Roast the pesto for 1-2 minutes till it darkens slightly. This step will really boost its taste. Add some pasta water if the sauce looks dry.

Drain the pasta and immediately add into the pan without rinsing it. Toss it with the pesto until well combined.

Remove on a plate and grate some Grana Padano on top. Garnish with fresh basil and enjoy!

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Pesto Rosso Pasta is an intensely flavourful red pesto pasta. This scrumptious pesto is made with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, toasted pine nuts and Grana Padano cheese. And it is tossed in with fusilli, cherry tomatoes, red chili and topped with extra cheese.

Pesto Rosso Pasta (Fusilli with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto)

Sun-dried tomato pesto pasta is rich, punchy and ready in a flash! An easy weeknight dinner with red pesto, parmesan and basil.

Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta

oil tomatoes

garlic roughly chopped

cheese

salt

tomato oil

penne pasta

pine nuts (extra)

basil leaves (torn

(for serving)

Put a large saucepan half-filled with water on the stove top over high heat and bring to a boil. Salt it well.

TOAST THE PINE NUTS:Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.

Place the pine nuts onto a baking tray and bake in the oven for 5-10 minutes until golden and smelling nutty.

Tip: You can also toast them in a dry frying pan over medium heat, tossing regularly until golden.

Transfer pine nuts to a plate or bowl to stop them cooking.

COOK THE PASTA:Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to the packet instructions.

TO MAKE THE TOMATO PESTO:Make sure you&#39;ve measured the tomatoes without the oil but reserve the oil for the pesto. If your tomatoes did not come in oil see notes.

Place the tomatoes, garlic, pine nuts, parmesan and salt into a food processor and blend until finely chopped.

With the processor on low, drizzle in ¾ cup of oil until all incorporated. You can add another ¼ cup of oil to adjust the consistency without making it too oily.Tip: Thickness can be adjusted by blending slightly longer or adding a dash of water. If adding to pasta, using a little of the pasta water to help distribute it through the pasta.

Drain the pasta, through a strainer over a cup so that you can save some pasta water.

Add the pasta back to the pan along with the tomato pesto and a dash of pasta water. Stir well until the sauce is fully heated through, adding pasta water as needed to loosen and help the sauce to coat the pasta.

At this point you can further customise by adding ½ cup of cream or a good handul of baby mozzarella balls.

Serve immediately with basil, extra pine nuts and extra parmesan.

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