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Spaghetti With Pesto Trapanese

Spaghetti With Pesto Trapanese

By Leah Zhu
0’ Prep time
45’ Cook time
45’ Total time
435 Calories
6 Serving

Summary

Spaghetti With Pesto Trapanese is a lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. For $1.46 per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 433 calories, 14g of protein, and 15g of fat. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 4 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up spaghetti, almonds, pine nuts, and a few other things to make it today. It works best as a main course, and is done in around 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 86%. This score is tremendous. Try Spaghetti with Pesto Trapanese, Pasta con il pesto alla Trapanese (Tomato and almond pesto), and Pasta con il pesto alla Trapanese (Tomato and almond pesto) for similar recipes.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Place a large (this is key) pot of water to boil. Salt when it boils, not before.
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Step 2

Meanwhile, make the pesto: In a mortar (or use a food processor with a blade) pound together the oil, almonds and pine-nuts. Add the garlic, 2 ice cubes and the rest of the ingredients, pounding quickly to make a paste.You want to leave a bit of a texture for crunch.
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Step 3

Cook the pasta al dente, as per directions, drain and reserve some of the boiling water. Toss the pasta with the pesto, using some of the reserved water to make it creamier. Grate some fresh pecorino or ricotta salata (or both) over and serve hot with a leaf of basil to garnish.

Ingredient

  • salt and pepper
    salt and pepper
    6
  • extra virgin olive oil
    extra virgin olive oil
    108 milliliters
  • whole garlic cloves
    whole garlic cloves
    3
  • almonds
    almonds
    71.5 grams
  • tomato
    tomato
    2
  • spaghetti
    spaghetti
    453.59 grams
  • fresh basil
    fresh basil
    60 grams
  • pine nuts
    pine nuts
    33.75 grams
  • ricotta salata cheese
    ricotta salata cheese
    6

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