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Silk handkerchief pasta with pesto
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Silk handkerchief pasta with pesto

11 ingredients 1 hr + 10 min Serves 4 openrecipes

A pasta and pesto dish from Liguria, home of the best basil in Italy, giving us the famous pesto al Genovese.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

958
Calories
34g
Protein
47g
Fat
101g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pine 1 oz (28g) 191
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz Italian ‘00’ flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • pinch salt
  • large bunch of small-leaved basil
  • about 10g/¼oz coarse sea salt
  • 40g/1½oz pine kernels
  • 4 garlic
  • 100ml/3½fl oz olive oil
  • 80g/3oz parmesan

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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