Beautiful, silky pesto with semi dried tomatoes elevate this pesto dish to another level. Quick and easy to make and packed full of flavour.

Ingredients

• 400g Casarecce or any short pasta
• 100g/2 cups fresh basil
• 100g/1/2 cup Pecorino Romano
• 100ml/1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 50g/1/3 cup pine nuts
• 3 garlic cloves
• Salt & pepper
• 100g/1 cup semi dried tomatoes

Method

Add pasta to a large pot of salted boiling water and cook until al dente.

In the meantime add all the ingredients to a blitzer/blender except for the semi dried tomatoes.

Blitz until a smooth consistency. Add the pesto to a large pan and add the pasta and toss together. Add the semi dried tomatoes and mix well.

Buon Appetito…

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