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Tagliatelle with basil pesto, tomatoes and feta

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 500 g tagliatelle or pasta of your choice
  • 1 pot of basil
  • 125 ml olive oil
  • 25 g pine nuts
  • 40 g Parmesan cheese
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • e.g. cocktail tomatoes, halved
  • e.g. Feta cheese, diced

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 8 minutes; Total time approx. 18 minutes

Simply

Cook the tagliatelle in plenty of salted water according to the package instructions until al dente. Meanwhile, for the pesto, pick the basil, rinse it, and dry it slightly. In a tall bowl, combine it with the olive oil, pine nuts, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, pepper, and sugar using an immersion blender until smooth. Grate the Parmesan cheese and fold it in with a spoon. Toss the cooked pasta with the pesto and serve on plates with a few halved cherry tomatoes and feta cubes.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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