Pasta con pesto alla melone
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese |
| 2 | cups | Fresh Basil Leaves |
| ½ | cup | Melted Butter |
| ½ | each | Cloves Fresh Garlic |
| 1 | tablespoon | Pine Nuts |
| ¾ | cup | Olive Oil |
| Pasta Capellini/Vermicelli | ||
Directions
Using blender or food processor, grate enough Parmesan chees to make one cup; add basil. The add melted butter, followed by garlic, pine nuts and finally the oil. Allow each ingredient to blend smoothly with the preceding ones, then let stand 1 hour. This is the Pesto Sauce.
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Mix pesto with pasta fresh from the boiling water. Do not add too much pesto, but allow each person a chance to adjust flavor by taste, by adding more pesto if desired. Leftover pesto will last for a long time if refrigerated in a plastic container, but do not freeze.
A light salad with oil and vinegar dressing and a veal dish go great with this. Pasta Con Pesto is also a versatile accompaniment to a variety of dishes-meat, fish, poultry, etc.
Recipe taken from The Garlic Lovers Cookbook from Gilroy. Recipe submitted by Dr. Rudy Melon, President, Gavilan College. Chairman, Gilroy Garlic Festival.