🇮🇹 Italy cuisine · #7

Trofie al Pesto Genovese

Trofie al Pesto Genovese
Time25 min
Serves4
Ingredients10

Genoa's green sauce of fresh basil, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan and olive oil, tossed with trofie, potatoes and green beans.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Pound garlic, pine nuts and salt in a mortar, then add the basil gradually.
  2. Work in the cheeses, then the oil, until creamy.
  3. Boil potato and beans in the same water as the pasta.
  4. Drain and toss with pesto and a little cooking water.
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