Basil Pesto with Potatoes and Green Beans
A classic Italian dish featuring fresh basil pesto, potatoes, and green beans served with trofie pasta.
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- •PotatoesSoup potatoes, cut into cubes
- •Green beansCut into bite-size pieces
- •1 clove GarlicMade into a paste
- •2 pinches Coarse salt
- •Pine nutsSome added with basil
- •handfuls BasilFresh
- •Olive oilCold press extra virgin
- •Parmigiano Reggiano
- •PecorinoPecorino Sardo preferred
- •Trofie pastaOr other short pasta
- 1
Cut potatoes into cubes and green beans into bite-size pieces.
5 min
- 2
Boil potatoes for about 10 minutes until almost tender.
10 min
- 3
Add green beans and cook for about 5 more minutes.
5 min
- 4
Transfer potatoes and green beans to an ice bath to blanch.
3 min
- 5
Make a garlic paste with garlic and coarse salt using a mortar and pestle.
5 min
- 6
Add most of the pine nuts and grind into a paste.
3 min
- 7
Add basil and remaining pine nuts, grind into a paste.
5 min
- 8
Add olive oil and mix until consistency is smooth.
2 min
- 9
Add Parmigiano Reggiano and Pecorino, mix well.
3 min
- 10
Cook trofie pasta and combine with potatoes and green beans.
10 min
- 11
Add pesto to the pasta mixture just before serving.
2 min
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