Pasta with Homemade Basil and Pine Nut Pesto : A fresh pesto whipped up in seconds in the bowl and tossed with hot pasta. A quick summer meal.
- 4 servings
- Preparation 10 min
- Cooking 12 min
- Total 22 min
- Level easy
- Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5
Ingredients : pasta with homemade basil
- 350 g penne
- 1000 ml water
- 2 tsp salt
- 50 g fresh basil
- 1 clove of garlic
- 30 g pine nuts
- 50 g Parmesan
- 80 ml olive oil
Preparation : pasta with homemade basil
- Put the water and salt in the bowl and bring to a boil with the pasta. 11 min100°Cspeed 1reverse
- Drain the pasta, keeping a little of the cooking water, then rinse the bowl.
- Put the garlic, pine nuts and Parmesan in the bowl and chop. 8 secspeed 7
- Add the basil and oil, then blend. 10 secspeed 6
- Toss the pesto with the pasta and a little cooking water, then serve.
Never heat the pesto: it would lose its color and fresh taste.
Storage: The pesto keeps 5 days in the refrigerator under a layer of oil.
You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 22 minutes in total. All settings (time, temperature, speed and rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order and the result will turn out well. You can also download the recipe as a PDF or copy it to Cookidoo and cook it right away.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does this recipe take?
Plan on 10 minutes of prep and 12 minutes of cooking, which is 22 minutes in total.
How many servings does this recipe make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. The Thermomix bowl holds 2.2 liters at most (about 2.3 quarts): do not double the quantities without checking that limit.
How do I store this recipe?
The pesto keeps 5 days in the refrigerator under a layer of oil.
Which Thermomix model can I use?
The settings shown (time, temperature, speed, rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order, one at a time.
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