Mediterranean ·Aug 13, 2019

Sicilian Pesto

by Esther Milne

Mediterranean Diet

Ingredients

2 cups Fresh Ricotta
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
Handful of Fresh Basil
Handful of Walnuts
1-2 cloves of Garlic
3-4 fresh chopped Tomatoes
Papa Vince Sea Salt
1/2 cup Papa Vince Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 bag Papa Vince Busiate Pasta to serve

How to make

Chop the tomatoes.
Place all the ingredients in the blender and blend until you have the desired consistency. Taste and add more salt if needed.
Place the pesto in a frying pan at a high heat. Stir in the pan until hot and then add cooked busiate pasta and mix together.
Serve with extra Parmesan Cheese, chopped walnuts, chopped tomatoes and a dash of extra EVOO.

Preparation Time

Prep Time: 10 mins

Background

This is a traditional recipe with many of the flavors of Sicily. It makes a tasty & healthy pesto sauce that's ready in less than 30 minutes and can be served with Papa Vince Busiate Pasta.

You can use any nuts in this recipe but Chef Federico likes to use walnuts for their nutritional profile. Walnuts have a higher level of both anti-oxidants and omega 3 fatty acids than any other nut and can help to lower the risk of certain diseases as well as support heart and brain health and healthy aging.

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from 776 reviews

Very tasty!

We will be ordering more.

R.L.

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03/28/2023

Fresh taste, so yummy

The tomato sauce was so good. There’s no sweet taste due to sugar and no bite due to poor tomatoes. It’s in a glass jar which made me very happy so I popped it right open for a quick taste. It was so good it was hard to close it up (so good) and keep it for use on Pappa Vince pasta. I’m glad I did because the combo of the two was really delicious. I have some new favorites in the food category.

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03/20/2023

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03/19/2023

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03/09/2023

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03/07/2023

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03/03/2023

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02/28/2023

Delish

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02/27/2023

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Very tasty ‘kind’ to the mouth

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02/25/2023

Excellent

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02/24/2023

Deliciously yummy

I love this on my salads!

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02/23/2023

Great Product!

I recently ordered the tomato sauce. It is fresh and great tasting.

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