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Trofie al pesto genovese

Recipe · Liguria · Cinque Terre - La Spezia

Trofie al pesto genovese

short pasta rolled by hand and pesto pounded in a mortar, DOP basil, pine nuts and the two cheeses: the Ligurian dish you can make in the motorhome too

4 peopleserves
8 ingredientsin all
5 stepspreparation
ItalyWhere it comes from
preparation

How it is made

Quantities are for 4 people. The steps are in the order you do them.

  1. wash the basil leaves and dry them well
  2. pound the garlic and the pine nuts in the mortar, or blend them gently
  3. add the basil, then the two cheeses, and last the oil in a thin stream
  4. cook the trofie in plenty of salted water
  5. loosen the pesto with a little of the cooking water and dress the pasta