Linguine With Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Recipe - Cooking Index
Linguine With Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Recipe - Cooking Index
Imported from Italy early in the decade, sun-dried tomatoes seduced the nation. Two other obsessions were pasta and pesto. All those ingredients combine here in a dish that doesn't age.
Type: Pasta| 1/2 cup | 20g / 0.7oz | Fresh basil leaves - (packed) |
| 1/4 cup | 23g / 0.8oz | Blanched slivered almonds - toasted |
| 1/4 cup | 59ml | Drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes |
| 1 | Garlic clove | |
| 1/8 teaspoon | 0.6ml | Dried crushed red pepper |
| 1/4 cup | 59ml | Extra-virgin olive oil |
| 1/2 cup | 118ml | Water |
| 2/3 cup | 97g / 3.4oz | Grated Parmesan cheese |
| Salt - to taste | ||
| 1 lb | 454g / 16oz | Linguine |
| Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste |
Blend first 5 ingredients in processor until nuts are finely chopped. With machine running, gradually add oil, then 1/2 cup water, blending until almost smooth. Transfer pesto to bowl. Mix in 1/3 cup cheese. Season to taste with salt.
Cook linguine in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking water. Return pasta to pot. Add pesto and toss to coat, adding enough reserved water to form thin sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing remaining cheese.
This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.
Source:
Bon Appetit, September 1999
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