Pesto Alla Siciliana

PESTO ALLA SICILIANA: How to Make Sicilian Pesto Sauce

Sicilian-style pesto is a very simple sauce to make but with great impact: it requires just a few healthy ingredients

A bowl of creamy tomato sauce topped with fresh basil sits on a white textured surface, accompanied by pieces of uncooked penne pasta laying nearby.

SERVINGS:4

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 pound tomatoes
  • 1/3 pound of fresh ricotta cheese
  • 15 basil leaves
  • 1 garlic chopped
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1/2 cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (grated)
  • extra virgin olive oil as needed
  • salt and pepper to taste
METHOD
Cut out all the seeds from the tomatoes.
In a large bowl, place the tomatoes, pine nuts, garlic and basil.
Add the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, ricotta, salt and pepper.
Drizzle olive oil and mix with a hand blender, add more olive oil if needed.
Use your Pesto alla Siciliana for all your recipes.
You may refrigerate your Pesto up to 2-3 days in an air tight container.
Pesto Alla Siciliana

Pesto Alla Siciliana Recipe

Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound tomatoes
  • 1/3 pound of fresh ricotta cheese
  • 15 basil leaves
  • 1 garlic chopped
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1/2 cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese grated
  • extra virgin olive oil as needed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cut out all the seeds from the tomatoes.
  • In a large bowl, place the tomatoes, pine nuts, garlic and basil.
  • Add the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, ricotta, salt and pepper.
  • Drizzle olive oil and mix with a hand blender, add more olive oil if needed.
  • Use your Pesto alla Siciliana for all your recipes.
  • You may refrigerate your Pesto up to 2-3 days in an air tight container.
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