Pesto Rosso (Sicilian Red Pesto)
Ingredients
- 100 g sun dried tomatoes in oil, drained
- 60 g almonds no skin
- 80 g Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 garlic clove
- small handful of basil
- drizzle of oil
- pinch of alt
Serve with pasta
Instructions
- Into a food processor bowl add all the ingredients and blitz.
- Blitz until it reaches the consistency that you see in the video, it should take ~5 minutes.
- You’ll be tempt to add more oil (and you can totally do that) but I prefer not to, for an healthier and lighter option.
- Add 1 or 2 tbsp of the pasta to a portion of pasta straight into the pan. Add pasta water and mix until it becomes a creamy sauce.
Video
Notes
You can also use this red pesto paste as a delicious spread for your toasted bread (after you blitz it is ready to serve)
If you have any leftover you can store it for later (if you decide to do so I would recommend adding to a air tight jar and add a drizzle of oil on top to cover the surface (this way it will last longer)