Pesto Trapanese - Italian Recipe

Pesto Trapanese

🌍 Italian, Sicily (Trapani) Difficulty: ●●●○○

Sicily's pesto, made with almonds, raw tomatoes, and basil instead of Liguria's pine nuts and cheese. The almonds are blanched and pounded, not toasted — toasting changes the character entirely. The tomatoes go in raw, just skinned and roughly crushed.

Ingredients

• 60g almonds, blanched
• 300g ripe tomatoes, peeled
• 30g fresh basil
• 1 garlic clove
• 100ml olive oil
• Salt

Method

1. Step 1 — Blanch almonds briefly; peel.
2. Blending — Blend all ingredients to rough paste.
3. Tossing — Toss with pasta (casarecce or spaghetti).

Tags: almonds, ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic clove, olive oil · Source: Brittani's Almanac