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I Campioni Siamo Noi!
Date: Jul. 10th 2006
Category: Gnocchi, Pasta, Pizza and Rice, Treasured Family Recipes, 2006 FIFA World Cup
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Viva l’Italia!
Viva i Campioni del Mondo!
Ciao!
Pasta with Pesto, Cherry Tomatoes and Bocconcini
Treasured family recipe.
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves, washed and dried
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced in half
- 1/2 cup walnut pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 cup parmesan, freshly grated
- 3/4 to 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- strozzapreti or pasta of your choice (enough for 4 people)
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1/4 cup bocconcini, diced
- Set a pot of water to boil. Once the water has come to a boil, cook your pasta according to package directions.
- In a blender or food processor, combine the basil leaves, garlic cloves, walnut pieces, salt, pepper and parmesan. Process until combined and the basil leaves and walnut pieces have been chopped up finely.
- With the machine running, through the feed tube of the blender or processor, slowly add the olive oil. Add enough so that the mixture becomes creamy and cohesive. It should not be liquidy.
- Pour the pesto in a large pan. As soon as the pasta is cooked, add it to the pan with the pesto. Over low heat, mix your pasta until it is completely coated with pesto. Add the tomatoes and bocconcini and mix well. Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Technorati tags: basil, pesto, cherry tomatoes, bocconcini, pasta, world cup 2006, Italia
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07/10/06 at 7:32 pm
This recipe is totally up my alley!
07/10/06 at 7:42 pm
hehehe Congratulations!
07/10/06 at 7:48 pm
oops…I was rooting for France
As usual, looks delicious, especially for summer!
07/10/06 at 9:16 pm
Beautifully simple.
I love the colours.
Let me know if you need help with any leftovers
j
07/10/06 at 9:17 pm
Ivonne, you just keep getting better. Looks really good, reads good also: basil, garlic, walnut. Excellent.
07/11/06 at 2:20 am
Oh my gosh…I really miss basil like that. Here in France, all we get are these measly little branches. No way could I get 2 cups! Guess I will have to head back to Genoa soon…or Venice!
Except I’m boycotting Italy this week
; )
07/11/06 at 2:36 am
That’s a scrumptuous looking pasta dish! I love pesto and pasta and your picture is very nice, as usual…
07/11/06 at 3:46 am
I ams till bitter about the untimely demise of the Socceroos in the World Cup, however this looks way to good to pass up.
Bravo once again!
07/11/06 at 4:23 am
è vero Ivonne: siamo noii, siamo noii, i campioni del mondo siamo noiii
Ciao!
07/11/06 at 6:37 am
Ivonne,Congratulations!
Thanks your e-mail about Fresh yeast.
I want to tell you,I JUST LOVE YOUR BLOG!The foods are excellent,like the way you talking about them,and thanks to share the recipe.
love this pesto!
07/11/06 at 9:44 am
OK, I’ll forgive Italy for winning because this recipe looks so good!
07/11/06 at 9:47 am
Hi Ivonne,
Thanks for sharing your family recipe… it looks like a winner just like Italy!! What type of pasta did you use?
Bruno
07/11/06 at 10:16 am
Okay I’ll accept a triumphal pasta dish instead
07/11/06 at 10:52 am
So can we trade pasta dishes? I’ll give you some of my pasta with broccolini and crushed red pepper if you give me some of your pesto!
Pesto is one of my absolute favorites, but I’ve never tried it with walnuts before. I’ll have to experiment with that.
07/11/06 at 11:09 am
I just discovered your blog a few days ago and it’s just the best! I will definitely be making this pasta dish soon! Viva Italia!
07/11/06 at 11:14 am
drool drool. i like that; you kind of get your Caprese salad and your pesto in the same dish
07/11/06 at 1:02 pm
very simple
very summery
07/11/06 at 1:23 pm
Yum, yum, yum!
07/11/06 at 2:25 pm
Looks so delicious and festive!!! Beautiful photo!
07/11/06 at 4:57 pm
Beautiful! I’ve been eating so much pesto lately…the tomatoes are a nice addition. Beautiful pasta, too!
07/11/06 at 6:31 pm
ivonne, this is absolutely delicious!! i made it for dinner tonight. i can’t wait for my husband to get home to see if he likes it too.
07/11/06 at 7:14 pm
I have just found your blog and am so enjoying it. I hope you do not mind me mentioning your blog on mine. Thank you for all the yummy inspirations. Clarice
07/11/06 at 10:51 pm
This looks so delicious. I cannot wait to try it. Thanks for sharing?
By the way, did you use fresh pasta?
Silly question I know, but it looks like you did…
07/11/06 at 10:52 pm
Ugh…that was supposed to be an exclamation point after the sharing bit. :-/
07/12/06 at 9:32 am
hey, just fyi: I saw that you’d responded to my comment here yesterday, but for some reason it appeared as a post on my own blog. blogger was in the middle of maintenance so i assume it had something to do with that. anyway i deleted it because it looked like it wasn’t supposed to be there, but just so you know: i did read it, and thanks for the response.
i still dunno how that happened. computers are weird.
07/12/06 at 11:15 pm
Beautiful colors! And tasty, I’m sure!
Paz
07/31/06 at 3:55 pm
I campioni siamo veramente noi! Well almost a month later we are all still basking in the glow of Italy’s win. Thank you to all of you for your great comments. I’m glad you liked the pasta.
Viva l’Italia!
08/5/06 at 1:57 pm
I finally made this last night! So delicious!! Now I must decide between your stacked caprese salad or give one of your amazing summer fruit desserts a chance….
Thank you!!