Pasta with Pesto, Pine Nuts and Cherry Tomatoes (with photo)

[farfallina]

Hi guys,

Considering that many members in this forum are from Australia, I believe it is a very good period to grow your basil.
I grow my own basil so I have the chance to prepare pesto in abundance in summer, I fill it in small plastic cups and freeze.

I posted here some time ago the pesto recipe that I make with Thermomix.
Sometimes I enrich my pesto with pine nuts and cherry tomatoes making this sauce.
We enjoy this version very much.

I prepare pesto with Thermomix, but I prepare the rest in a pan.

The ingredients below is for two portions. You can simply increase as needed.



Ingredients (2 people):
1/3 of Pesto
10 cherry tomatoes
Salt
10g pine nuts
Extra virgin olive oil

160g pasta of your choice
Water, salt (to boil pasta)

Grated Parmesan

Preparation:

    Cut tomatoes in half and sprinkle with a little salt.

    In a large nonstick pan put very very little oil and cook and stir constantly until they start browning a bit. (They will get browned some more also while cooking tomatoes so don't let them overbrown at this step)

    Add tomatoes. Stir fry lightly without making them mushy.

    Add Pesto.

    Mix sauce with boiled-drained pasta. Serve into the plates.

    Sprinkle with grated parmesan.


Enjoy...


Photos: http://thermomixtarifdefterim.blogspot.it/2014/01/pasta-with-pesto-pine-nuts-and-cherry.html

[Jamberie]

Yes indeed, perfect timing Farfallina tomatoes and basil are in abundance here, and your pesto is my favourite I will be sure to try this when my cherry tomatoes ripen, thank you

[Cornish Cream]

Happy New Year Farfallina
Wonderful photos of your trip to Urbania.I loved the story of Befana visiting the children.
Interesting reading about the mummified bodies too,I probably give that part of the tour a miss.

[farfallina]

Jamberie, you can't imagine how envious I am of you! 
I miss summer so much!
We have a tiny garden and I grow tomatoes too.
If you enjoy pesto, I believe you'd also enjoy it with these additions

Cornish Cream thank you for taking time to read all. 
After I finished writing I noticed that I wrote a bit too long maybe
I was quite impressed with the mummies and their life stories